Socio-Emotional Issues of Mathematically Gifted Adolescent Females: Portraits of Two Cases in Taiwan

女性數學資優青少年的社會情緒問題之探究

高振耀(Chen-Yao Kao)

《特殊教育與復健學報》 19期 (2008/12) Pp. 91-111

https://doi.org/10.6457/BSER.200812.0091

摘要

有關女性數學資優青少年之社會情緒問題的研究一向很少，更遑論針對亞洲女性數學資優青少年之社會情緒問題的研究。本研究嘗試從國際的角度探討兩位台灣女性數學資優青少年之社會情緒問題。為了清楚瞭解這兩位女性所面臨的問題，這份文章選擇包含有深度訪談、文件審查以及觀察的質性研究方法。研究發現被拿來與國際發表的相關文獻作比較，並呈現出若干符合或不符合先前研究之處。符合先前研究之處有兩位女同學的經驗，讓我們可以更徹底的瞭解資賦優異的概念。

關鍵字

數學資優 ； 青春期 ； 性別刻板印象 ； 以價值觀為基礎的諮商

並列摘要

There has been a paucity of research addressing the socio-emotional issues of mathematically gifted adolescent females, let alone those of mathematically gifted Asian adolescent females. This research study tried to investigate the socio-emotional issues of two mathematically gifted adolescent females living in Taiwan from an international perspective. To clearly understand the issues facing these gifted young women, a qualitative research design was chosen that involved in-depth interviews, document review, and observation. The findings were compared with internationally published literature, and some consistencies and inconsistencies were uncovered. The themes consistent with internationally published literature are limited career choices, identification with their father, manifestation of emotional overexcitability, and lack of experiences in playing with three-dimensional toys. The themes inconsistent with internationally published literature are preference for co-ed classes, positive attitude toward exams, and indifference to extracurricular activities and social issues. The inconsistencies provided an opportunity to contemplate the socio-emotional issues of mathematically gifted adolescent females from new angles. Besides, examining the socio-emotional issues manifested by the stories of these two gifted Asian females enables us to understand the concept of giftedness more thoroughly.

並列關鍵字

cally gifted ； Adolescence ； Gender stereotypes ； Values-Based counseling

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