The study investigates knowledge, representations, and attitudes of 5.087 Italian teachers and future teachers toward giftedness, interpreted from a synecological perspective as a resource for the balance of educational ecosystems. The quali-quantitative analysis conducted reveals a theoretical recognition of the specific needs of gifted students, however accompanied by resistance toward structured operational strategies, with significant variations across school levels. Direct experience with high-potential students seems to influence professional dispositions. The results highlight the necessity of systemic training interventions that support the translation of recent Italian legislation into coherent and widespread educational practices.
Lo studio indaga conoscenze, rappresentazioni e atteggiamenti di 5.087 docenti e futuri docenti italiani verso la plusdotazione, interpretata in prospettiva sinecologica come risorsa per l'equilibrio degli ecosistemi educativi. L'analisi quali-quantitativa condotta rivela un riconoscimento teorico dei bisogni specifici degli studenti gifted, accompagnato tuttavia da resistenze verso strategie operative strutturate, con variazioni significative tra ordini scolastici. L'esperienza diretta con alunni ad alto potenziale sembra inoltre influenzare le disposizioni professionali. I risultati evidenziano la necessità di interventi formativi sistemici che sostengano la traduzione della recente normativa italiana in pratiche educative coerenti e diffuse.
Giftedness and teachers’ professional culture in Italy: A survey on representations from synecological perspective
arianna giuliani
;eugenia treglia
2025-01-01
Abstract
The study investigates knowledge, representations, and attitudes of 5.087 Italian teachers and future teachers toward giftedness, interpreted from a synecological perspective as a resource for the balance of educational ecosystems. The quali-quantitative analysis conducted reveals a theoretical recognition of the specific needs of gifted students, however accompanied by resistance toward structured operational strategies, with significant variations across school levels. Direct experience with high-potential students seems to influence professional dispositions. The results highlight the necessity of systemic training interventions that support the translation of recent Italian legislation into coherent and widespread educational practices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


