Summary of partial results of inquiry of present state and ways of implementation of indentification support and development policy for the cognitively gifted interested in scientific and technical disciplines in the CR and selected European countries

Autor	NIDM
Organisation	NIDM
Year	2008
Research type	research report
Annotation	The inquiry maps the present state of cognitively gifted youth interested in scientific and technical disciplines in the Czech republic and outlines the ways of their identification and development support. The main objective of the inquiry is to identify the deficiencies and potencial reserves in the Czech republic in term of sustainable realisation of educational and "identification" activities for the congitively gifted. The report stresses a necessity of further development support for these activities at local, regional and national level with a posibility to integrate the gifted into international projects. A partial goal of the inquiry is to bring in data about system maintanence of the gifted in selected countries of the European Union (particularly in Slovakia, Great Britain, Netherlands,Germany and France) and compare European approaches and solutions with those in the Czech republic. Pursuant to obtained information, the inquiry attempts to make a proposal of possible approches and priorities of solutions to the problem in the Czech republic whereas taking into account inclusion of the national activities into international projects. As it ensued from the inquiry, the Czech republic in contrast to other Europen countries is facing to insufficent methodical and organisational support of systematic work with the gifted pupils in schools and non-existence of system of their identification and further development. The report also emphasized a necessity of creating educational facilities for teacher´s and consultant´s exchange of experience and of synergic upgrading of education and support of leisure time activities.
Keywords	congnitively gifted; education; system of identification and support of the gifted; educational and leisure time activities; development; European Union
Research type	quantitative
Start date	1. 1. 2008
End date	31. 12. 2008
Obor	AM Pedagogy, education
Note	Vstupní studie řešení v ČR a vybraných zemí EU, srovnávací analýza politik a aktivit (ČR a EU)
Email	vyzkumy@nidv.cz
Availability	other
Research location	Národní institut pro další vzdělávání, Senovážné náměstí 25, Praha 1
Organisation	NIDM
Possible connection	Number of children and young people in institutional and protective education facilities Pre-school education - number of schools, classes, children Individuals using the Internet in education Participation of Children in Pre-school Education Expenditures on Education