Μοντέλα εκπαίδευσης χαρισματικών μαθητών στην Ευρώπη

Abstract

The individual mental abilities in combination with creativity, punctuality, the level of physical strength and skills were always determinant for the development of our life and they will continue to be in the future.  According to Renzulli and Reis (1998) creativity, over average performance and the ability to stay attached to a goal are factors of identification of a charismatic person.

Due to the exceptional abilities, characteristics and needs of charismatic children, the European countries were interested, many years so far, in creating a political and educational parel which will describe and respond to that category of students.  In 1994, the European Council gave instructions addressed to all the state – members of the European Union urging them to take measures for the gifted children : the passage and implementation of legislation for their support, investigation programs which search in depth their nature and behaviour, supplementary educational supportive programs both for students and for professors, the creation of a suitable environment for their adaptation to the new environmental climate, the avoidance of their stigmatization because of their charismatic nature and the utilisation of their abilities, constructive co-operationbetween professors, psychologists etc., aiming at the successful completion of such an interference.

Nowadays, the education of the charismatic has important differences from country to country.  In this assignment it is made an effort to present the policies, the structures and the methods applied by European countries and they have to do with the education of the gifted.  In most of the countries of the north Europe such as England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Hungary it is encouraged the development of Differentiated Education for those children within the school environment and in many countries, it is given support through various organisations.  In some countries of south Europe such as Greece and Spain, charismatic children are identified by the legislation but their education has been neglected.  The charismatic children have skills and needs that need to be recognized and satisfied as it is for all children otherwise their abilities may become weaker or even never get expressed.