Twice Exceptionality: A case study of educational experience of a gifted hyperactive child through the perspective of the child, his teachers and his parent.

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2016-06

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Shaimakhanova, Dinara

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Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education

Abstract

The main focus of this study is to explore the phenomenon of twice exceptionality in one of Kazakhstani mainstream schools. One of the main educational strategies of the development of educational system in Kazakhstan till 2020 is connected with improving inclusive education in Kazakhstani mainstream schools. That is why the phenomenon of twice exceptionality is becoming a hot topic for both practitioners and researchers. The purpose of the qualitative research is to explore the educational experience of a twice exceptional child identified as GADHD (gifted/ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) studying in a mainstream school in Kazakhstan within the context of inclusive education.

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educational experience, Education, education reforms, education system, gifted hyperactive child, Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education, twice exceptionality, giftedness, ADHD, inclusive education, Case study

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Shaimakhanova, Dinara (2014) Twice Exceptionality: A case study of educational experience of a gifted hyperactive child through the perspective of the child, his teachers and his parent. Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education