What are the key challenges facing the field of gifted education? In this qualitative study, we posed this question to some of the field’s eminent leaders and scholars. Overwhelmingly, our respondents mentioned problems of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Respondents also discussed problems concerning identification, the limited use of research-based practices, and insufficient support from outside the field; they also touched upon larger theoretical issues like the lack of clarity surrounding our conceptions of giftedness and the purposes of gifted education. In this article, we trace a brief history of the problems and paradigms of our field, share our study’s results, some theoretical and practical connections among the most pressing issues, and implications for moving our field forward.

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直面棘手难题：解开资优教育的主要问题

资优教育领域面临的主要挑战是什么？在这项定性研究中，我们向该领域的一些杰出领导者和学者提出了这个问题。绝大多数受访者提到了多样性、公平性、包容性和可及性（DEIA）的问题。受访者还讨论了有关识别、基于研究的实践的有限使用以及来自领域外的支持不足等问题；他们还触及了更大的理论问题，例如我们对天才的概念和天才教育的目的缺乏明确性。在本文中，我们追溯了该领域的问题和范式的简史，分享了我们的研究结果、最紧迫问题之间的一些理论和实践联系，以及对推动我们领域向前发展的影响。