Experiences of Gifted Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Kaya, Fatih; Islekeller-Bozca, Aysegul
Titel	Experiences of Gifted Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey
Quelle	In: Gifted Education International, 38 (2022) 1, S.25-52 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kaya, Fatih)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-4294
DOI	10.1177/02614294211069759
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academically Gifted; Gifted Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Online Courses; Distance Education; Well Being; Student Attitudes; Stress Variables; Psychological Patterns; Coping; Correlation; Middle School Students; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Turkey (Istanbul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Schülerverhalten; Bewältigung; Korrelation; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08
Abstract	COVID-19 began to spread all over the world in the Spring of 2020. All schools, including the institutions serving students with special needs, were closed to decrease the spread of the virus. The schools had to shift to online education, which was a new experience for most students. In addition to the negative effects of the pandemic itself, the new learning format required extra effort from students. Gifted and talented students as a special group with special educational and socio-emotional needs may have experienced the pandemic differently. In the present study, we aimed to explore gifted and talented students' subjective well-being, feelings of hope, and stress coping strategies with a quantitative method. In addition, we used a qualitative method and asked a few open-ended questions to dig deeper into these students' experiences during the pandemic. We found a statistically significant correlation among subjective well-being, hope, and stress coping strategies. Effective stress coping strategies are used more frequently than negative ones. We revealed that although there are some positive sides to the process, the students described some difficulties with social interaction, access and use of technology, motivation, and physical health. Based on the findings, we suggested some important implications and recommendations for parents, educators, and policymakers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01