ECHA2022 - Sheyla Blumen, Talent Development: A Turning Point in Social Change

Studies on gifted education in the Andean and Amazon region have led us to consider giftedness as a social construct, highly dependent on cultural and developmental factors, as well as on educational opportunities. Therefore, we need to restrain our need to frame a narrow one-size-fits-all concept of giftedness towards a dynamic one, shaped by the values, concepts, attitudes, and the language of these cultures. In multicultural contexts, where poverty conditions prevail, students who perceived greater obstacles during acculturation are more prone to social exclusion. Therefore, we need to revert the challenging experiences in acculturation leading to heightened reactivity to socially hurtful events, towards a positive turn for our societies.

Sheyla Blumen, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru

In 2022 the National Talent Centre of the Netherlands hosted the 18th Conference of the European Council for High Ability on 31 August – 3 September 2022 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The ECHA 2022 Conference brought together experts, professionals and interested parties from all over Europe and beyond to share knowledge, gain inspiration and exchange experiences. The congress offered a varied, high-level program with top speakers and a wide range of parallel sessions.

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