Kurup, Anitha and Dixit, Shalini and Chandra, Ajay (2016) Traits of Gifted Children in India: An Analysis. NIAS Gifted Education Programme (NIAS Report R40-2016). Pre-print for limited circulation. Report. NIAS, Bangalore.
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| Abstract: | India has made impressive strides in expanding the portals of formal education to all children through several policies, the most recent being the Right to Education Act 2009. Although the policies claim to be ‘All-inclusive’, they have failed to address the special educational needs of the gifted children. Gifted children are generally defined as “those who have exceptional possession of untrained and spontaneously expressed natural abilities in at least one domain to a degree that places the individual at least among the top 3 percent as compared to their age peers”. They are a special group of children who demonstrate their ‘gifts’ very early in life and require to be carefully mentored to reach higher levels of learning and excellence. Unfortunately, there are few opportunities in India for this category of children. In the absence of identification and providing a stimulating environment, their talent or gifts diminish and in some cases completely disappear. As a result, many gifted children remain underachievers causing a colossal national loss. Evidently, the mindset of treating issues of equity and excellence as antagonistic and mutually exclusive has been detrimental not only to the rights of the gifted children but also to the promotion of equality in the country. This has slowed down the pace of progress in India. |
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| Item Type: | Monograph (Report) |
| Keywords: | Gifted Children, Traits, India |
| Subjects: | School of Social Sciences > Education |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2022 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2022 08:42 |
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| Funders: | Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India (2011-2015) and Tata Consultancy Services (2016-2019) |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
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| URI: | http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/2267 |
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