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ERIC Number: EJ680793
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1359-8139
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Shona Culture of Zimbabwe's Views of Giftedness
Ngara, Constantine; Porath, Marion
High Ability Studies, v15 n2 p189-209 Dec 2004
In an exploratory study designed to investigate Shona culture of Zimbabwe's views of giftedness, data were collected from sixteen Zimbabwean academics of Shona cultural background. Using questionnaire narratives, the study established that Shona culture views giftedness as an unusual ability blessed in an individual through ancestry which enables him/her to perform with unparalleled expertise even in challenging domains. The hallmarks of Shona culture's views of giftedness are ability to succeed, solve problems, creativity, interpersonal relationships and spirituality. When values are held constant, Shona culture's views of giftedness do not differ from views in contemporary psychology. The study recommends fusing together cultural and modern views of giftedness in the school curriculum in order to develop a diversity of talents in students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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