Hur lärare samtalar om särbegåvade elever : Fokusgruppsintervju ger oss vägledning

Sammanfattning: According to the education act, all pupils have the right to develop, based on their own ability and potential, which means that the teaching needs to be adapted and differentiated to suit all pupils. Studies show that gifted children often feel mentally bad in school, feel misunderstood and in some cases become misdiagnosed with various disabilities. The aim of this study is to deepen the knowledge about how teachers talk about giftedness and gifted children. The study is based on a social constructivist and sociocultural theoretical approach with qualitative focus group interview of teachers. With the help of hermeneutical analysis and a focus on the theory of social constructivism and sociocultural theory, this study shows that, among teachers, there is a great uncertainty about the concept of giftedness, both regarding what it means to be gifted and how these pupils can be noticed in school.