Educators' Perceptions of Mathematically Gifted Students and a Socially Supportive Learning Environment--A Case Study of a Finnish Upper Secondary School

Autor/inn/en	Haataja, Eeva; Laine, Anu; Hannula, Markku S.
Titel	Educators' Perceptions of Mathematically Gifted Students and a Socially Supportive Learning Environment--A Case Study of a Finnish Upper Secondary School
Quelle	In: LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 8 (2020) 1, S.44-66 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Haataja, Eeva) ORCID (Laine, Anu) ORCID (Hannula, Markku S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2323-7112
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Mathematics Teachers; Academically Gifted; Gifted Education; Educational Environment; Social Support Groups; Social Development; Emotional Development; Student Needs; Interpersonal Competence; High School Students; Adolescents; Student Characteristics; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Motivation; Private Schools; Urban Schools; Mathematical Aptitude; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schulische Motivation; Private school; Privatschule; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	This article explores five educators' conceptions of the characteristics of mathematically gifted students and a social learning environment that supports their development in a school for mathematically gifted adolescents in Finland. We conducted this qualitative study through semi-structured interviews and participant observations in a Finnish upper secondary school with a special mathematics program. The research shows that gifted students and their educators form a tight community, the social learning environment of which supports shared motivation, healthy perfectionism, and practicing social skills. The results deepen the understanding of gifted education in the Finnish context and the significance of educators' shared understanding of social activities as a basis for successful gifted education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	LUMA Centre Finland. University of Helsinki. A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. Tel: +358-50-348-0567; e-mail: editor@lumat.fi; Web site: https://journals.helsinki.fi/lumat
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01