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http://dx.doi.org/10.9722/JGTE.2014.24.5.757

The Case Study of Science Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School  

Huh, Mooyul (Kongju National University)
Chun, Miran (Kongju National University)
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Journal of Gifted/Talented Education / v.24, no.5, 2014 , pp. 757-780 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore why gifted students drop out of school by examining two gifted students who chose to drop out their schools. The result of triangulation interviews, observations, and analysis of the available documents revealed the following: first, in regular classrooms they were bored due to the long periods of time they had to wait and they were even unsatisfied at the gifted education programs in which they had high expectations for either; second, they did not have any friends to share the same interests; third, they had a hard time due to their emotional sensitivity and a sense of a justice that most other students overlooked; fourth, they had tough experiences with teachers who did not understood their educational and social needs; and finally, they had parents who did their best and tried to support their extraordinary child. From examining the reasons of the gifted students for deciding to leave the school, it should be noted that more interest and care needs to be given to those students.
Keywords
Drop-Out; Gifted students; Gifted education; Case study;
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