Gifted Education in Arab Countries: Analyses from a Learning-Resource Perspective
The rate and profoundness of technological, social, and cultural change throughout history has never been larger than it is today. Progress begets progress, new competencies develop, and result in even more innovation and change. In such a situation, all countries need their brightest minds to not only keep up; their contributions are equally needed for managing accelerated change. Indeed, they can lend it a human face while simultaneously creating spaces for respite and balance. In other words: Talents will play a pivotal role in the countries' efforts to build a livable future for their citizens. This conviction of the key role of talent is shared in all modern Arab countries.
In some countries, gifted education was established decades ago while for others, the field has taken off fairly recently. This special issue by Cogent Education on "Gifted Education in Arab Countries" aims to take stock of it for the first time.
The authors of the papers have agreed to conduct their country analyses from a learning resources perspective (Ziegler & Baker, 2013; Ziegler & Stoeger, 2017). Among other factors, they examine economic resources, educational programs and know-how, special infrastructure, and availability of professional educators in talent support. Their ultimate purpose is: 1) to promote the understanding of international contexts for gifted education in Arab countries, and 2) to enhance the development of programs and services in these countries for gifted children.
Edited by
Prof. Dr. Dr. Albert Ziegler(University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Dr. Mariam AlGhawi(Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Foundation For Distinguished Academic Performance)
Prof. Dr. Sadiq A. A. Ismail(Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Foundation For Distinguished Academic Performance)
