Χαρισματικοί μαθητές στην Πρωτοβάθμια και Δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση στην Ελλάδα: Αντιλήψεις των εκπαιδευτικών

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the perceptions of Primary and Secondary Education teachers in Greece on the characteristics of charismatic pupils, under the influence of some independent variables, such as their gender, their age, the educational grade in which they teach, their pedagogical specialty, their years of service in education, their possible teaching to gifted students, as well as their possible training on charismatic educational issues. The sample consists of 110 randomly selected Primary and Secondary teachers and the questionnaire used includes four dimensions and 43 items. These dimensions were: the will for knowledge, the personality traits and the advanced mental characteristics. Research findings have shown that only a few independent variables affect teachers' perceptions such as their gender, age, years of service, and whether they have already taught charismatic students diagnosed by KEDDY. The above independent variables affect their perceptions of features that are mainly related to the charismatic pupils' personality, their will for knowledge and the characteristics of advanced intelligentsia.