Desenvolvimento de talentos: um panorama nacional e internacional

Abstract

Several educational alternatives have been proposed to develop students’ talents. Because of this diversity and the importance of talent development, three studies were performed to analyze the educational strategies adopted in Brazil and other countries to promote them. Two of them used secondary sources - articles published in international journals and proceedings of the events organized by the Brazilian Council for Giftedness - to characterize the scientific production in the area. The third describes programs of talent development adopted in Brazil, but used primary sources. Fifth participants – students, teachers and coordinators – from 17 development programs for students with talents (DPST) were interviewed. A greater variety of talent development strategies were identified in the international context, which are usually investigated with sophisticated research designs. This area is still in consolidation in Brazil. The few research about these strategies used are mainly exploratory and do not cover all the variety adopted by DPSI. The limitations and implications of the studies are considered in the dissertation. Additional studies are recommended.