Heightened sensitivity of gifted students: an exploratory multiple case study

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dc.contributor.advisorMendaglio, Salvatore
dc.contributor.authorDodd, Annie
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T16:56:01Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T16:56:01Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 135-142en
dc.description.abstractWith a particular interest in the affective characteristics, especially the heightened sensitivity of gifted children, the researcher reviewed the literature in the area. She found a consensus among the theoretical, prescriptive and anecdotal literary works that heightened sensitivity is characteristic of gifted students; however, there was virtually no empirical research available. Therefore, the researcher endeavoured to explore the phenomenon by interviewing gifted children, their respective teacher and parents to access the lived experience. The themes that emerged from the interviews and relevant documents within the students' cumulative files concur with the notions of heightened sensitivity as found in the literature. Literature in the area of giftedness formed the basis of this study for heightened sensitivity, with reference to Mendaglio's (2003) model of HMS (Heightened Multifaceted Sensitivity) to make sense of the findings. A qualitative, exploratory multiple case study design was selected to determine whether the affective characteristics, especially heightened sensitivity, as found in the literature, can be documented in younger gifted children and to discern whether heightened sensitivity is a distinguishing attribute of gifted children.en
dc.format.extentxii, 147 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationDodd, A. (2004). Heightened sensitivity of gifted students: an exploratory multiple case study (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21778en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/21778
dc.identifier.isbn0612932990en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 D654en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41464
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEducation
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleHeightened sensitivity of gifted students: an exploratory multiple case study
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1498 520492015
ucalgary.thesis.additionalcopy370 EDC 2004 DODen
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