Gifted Education in Switzerland: Widely Acknowledged, but Obstacles Still Exist in Implementation

With its strong federalism and direct democracy, as well as the high level of autonomy of its cantons, Switzerland does not have mandatory national policies and regulations on gifted education. Responsibility for the promotion of high-end learners is in the hands of the cantonal boards of educatio...

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Autor principal:	Victor Mueller-Oppliger
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Publicado:	University of Ljubljana 2014
Materias:	concepts of giftedness federalism in gifted education teacher education identification inclusive education learning structures Education (General) L7-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2123b2ccfa3a4a93aa98daf24f43c8042021-11-22T15:26:39ZGifted Education in Switzerland: Widely Acknowledged, but Obstacles Still Exist in Implementation1855-97192232-2647https://doaj.org/article/2123b2ccfa3a4a93aa98daf24f43c8042014-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/197https://doaj.org/toc/1855-9719https://doaj.org/toc/2232-2647With its strong federalism and direct democracy, as well as the high level of autonomy of its cantons, Switzerland does not have mandatory national policies and regulations on gifted education. Responsibility for the promotion of high-end learners is in the hands of the cantonal boards of education, and depends largely on their current professional understanding and educational-political foresight, as well as on the political volition and priorities of the school authorities. Within this diversity, there are schools with excellent concepts and successful implementations regarding gifted education, while other schools have a poor understanding of individualisation and potential-oriented learning. The present article summarises the philosophy and key aspects of a contemporary realisation of local- or regional-based integrated gifted education that is related to supplementary arrangements for special needs. Strengths and weaknesses in the identification and promotion of the talented within the Swiss school system are outlined and discussed. Victor Mueller-OppligerUniversity of Ljubljanaarticleconcepts of giftednessfederalism in gifted educationteacher educationidentificationinclusive educationlearning structuresEducation (General)L7-991ENCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal, Vol 4, Iss 3 (2014)
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description	With its strong federalism and direct democracy, as well as the high level of autonomy of its cantons, Switzerland does not have mandatory national policies and regulations on gifted education. Responsibility for the promotion of high-end learners is in the hands of the cantonal boards of education, and depends largely on their current professional understanding and educational-political foresight, as well as on the political volition and priorities of the school authorities. Within this diversity, there are schools with excellent concepts and successful implementations regarding gifted education, while other schools have a poor understanding of individualisation and potential-oriented learning. The present article summarises the philosophy and key aspects of a contemporary realisation of local- or regional-based integrated gifted education that is related to supplementary arrangements for special needs. Strengths and weaknesses in the identification and promotion of the talented within the Swiss school system are outlined and discussed.
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title	Gifted Education in Switzerland: Widely Acknowledged, but Obstacles Still Exist in Implementation
title_short	Gifted Education in Switzerland: Widely Acknowledged, but Obstacles Still Exist in Implementation
title_full	Gifted Education in Switzerland: Widely Acknowledged, but Obstacles Still Exist in Implementation
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Gifted Education in Switzerland: Widely Acknowledged, but Obstacles Still Exist in Implementation

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