Contexts of vulnerability and gifted

reviewing brazilian productions

Abstract

The present research aims to answer the following question: Do contexts of vulnerability appear in Brazilian academic studies on high abilities or giftedness? To elucidate this question, the methodology was based on a survey research in the following databases: Google Scholar, Scielo and Teses e dissertações da CAPES. The survey identified 15 essays produced in the last decade: 06 scientific articles, 01 undergraduate monograph, 01 specialization, 05 master's dissertations and 02 doctoral theses. The survey result reveals that the theme encourages scholars at different academic levels and that the studies were developed in 04 of the country's regions. Grouped into 07 categories, using their central theme, the essays are organized as follows: Individuals living on the streets (1 study); Vulnerability Situation (3 results); Refuge Institutions (3 results); Conflicts with the Law (2 results); Quilombolas and Racial and Gender Issues (2 results); Rural Settlement and Riparian Schools (3 results) and Street Situation/Prison Institutions (1 result). Despite the diversity of perspectives investigated, the result shows that studies are still scarce, encouraging several questions such as: do the myths and stereotypes of High Abilities or Giftedness accentuate the invisibility of these individuals? Is there a lack of public policies that allow the applicability of laws? Are there enrichment programs for these students in a context of vulnerability? We can conclude that it is imperative and urgent that we, as a community, turn our gaze to these youth who continue to be neglected in the various spheres of society.