Talented and living on the wrong side of the tracks

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dc.contributor.authorBallam, Nadine Dawn
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-27T01:18:48Z
dc.date.available2011-09-27T01:18:48Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractGifted young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in gifted and talented programs in New Zealand schools (Ministry of Education, 2000) and in recent years this has been highlighted as an area of concern. The aim of this paper is to indicate the extent to which giftedness and financially challenging circumstances influence the identities of young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This study investigates the lived experiences of 93 survey participants and eight interviewees aged between 17 and 27 years, who grew up in financially challenging situations in New Zealand. The research indicates that socioeconomic adversity can actually contribute significantly to adaptive outcomes for gifted young people from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. Moreover, socioeconomic adversity is intrinsically valuable in relation to aspects of identity. This study also suggests that the limitations of giftedness can have more detrimental effects on an individual’s sense of identity than limitations associated with their socioeconomic circumstances.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationBallam, N. (2010). Talented and living on the wrong side of the tracks. In Proceedings of 11th Asian Pacific Conference on Giftedness, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 29 July-1 August 2010 (pp. 123-139). Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Ltd.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/5783
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Ltden_NZ
dc.rightsThis article has been published in Proceedings of 11th Asian Pacific Conference on Giftedness, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 29 July-1 August 2010. Used with permission.en_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectlived experiencesen_NZ
dc.titleTalented and living on the wrong side of the tracksen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contributionen_NZ
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