Abstract

CARDOSO, Adriana Oliveira Guimarães  and  BECKER, Maria Alice d'Avila. Identifying teens who live in the streets for potencial high abilities/ giftedness. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.4, pp.605-614. ISSN 1413-6538.  https://doi.org//10.1590/S1413-65382014000400011.

The present study investigated adolescents who live in the streets for potential High Ability / Giftedness. The method used was Ecological Insertion, that addresses a contextualized perspective that looks at life histories, subject characteristics, concepts about potential in the contexts of interaction, as well as risk and protective factors for development. The participants were staff members of the Programa Municipal Criança Urgente, four teenagers, their guardians and teachers of those who attended school during the study. The instruments used to collect data were: Renzulli-Hartman adapted scale for rating behavioral characteristics of superior students, Self-Concept Scale for Children and Youth; TAEC - Test de Abreacción para Evaluar La Creatividad and semi-structured interviews. Crossing data enabled us to define the potentiality profiles for each adolescent participant. The results contribute to recognizing, accepting and valuing citizenship and overcoming adversities in order to achieve social benefits.

Keywords : Special Education; Street Children; High Ability; Giftedness.

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