O aluno adulto com altas habilidades/superdotação e suas reflexões acerca da construção da sua identidade

Abstract

The present research is the result of a conclusion work of the Special Education course-night shift linked to the Education Center of the Federal University of Sa nta Maria (UFSM). Within the High Abilities/Giftedness, what intrigued me was knowing how the adult person builds his identity as a person with High Ability/Giftedness. The goal of this work was to understand how does the process of constructing the identity of the adult person with High Abilities/Giftedness after identification took place. The theorists who supported the study in HA/G area were Gardner (1994) and Renzulli (2014), the concept of identity was referenced by Pérez (2003) and Paludo (2014). To reach the goal a qualitative research was developed through a case study method. The technique of data collection was based on semi-structured interviews. We invited two adults, previously identified with High Abilities/Giftedness. The data were analyzed in a descriptive way and through narrative analysis considering the theory behind the research. The description of the analysis data made it possible to support the arguments presented. A thematic categories analysis was carried out, which allowed the conclusion that the student with HA/G needs specialized assistance as well as lacking literature on the subject that gives the necessary support so that his identity as HAP/G person is not a problem but a concrete perception from himself.