To more optimally stimulate pupils who easily achieve goal attainment in school, we need more extensive knowledge about gifted student education. The GiftED doctoral programme will, on behalf of the Swedish Research Council, develop knowledge on gifted education with regards to pupils in Swedish pre-school, primary school and secondary school, a field that is relevant to teacher education as well as to research in educational sciences. Ten doctoral students will study and build capacity for these needs in the Swedish education system.
The aim of the GiftED doctoral programme is to build capacity in Sweden in terms of research on inclusive teaching of gifted pupils. It will be active for 5,5 years as a continuation of a Nordic research collaboration and will include a wider circle of leading international expertise. Ten new doctoral students will receive supervision, education, and subject specialisation with three new doctoral-level courses - theories on gifted pupils and learning, inclusive teaching and differentiation for gifted preschool and school pupils, and mental health in gifted pupils.
The Many of the doctoral students will also spend 20% of their time teaching at the teacher education programmes at their respective universities. Otherwise, the doctoral students will follow the programme syllabus for the doctoral programmes at their respective universities and write doctoral theses in the following subjects: two in Didactics (Mälardalen University), two in Special Needs Education (Stockholm University, Department of Special Education) and six in Pedagogical Work (Karlstad University), including two focusing on mental health in pupils.
The GiftED doctoral programme serves as a shared platform for the doctoral students and gives them access to a new collaborational environment – a prerequisite in the development of high-quality research relevant to teacher education and schools.The affiliation with and participation in international and national research conferences and networks will also provide an opportunity to develop a field that needs more in-depth studies in Sweden.
The GiftED doctoral programme is funded by The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for 39,5 million Swedish crowns, with co-financing of 5 million sek from Karlstad University. The doctoral programme operates as a partnership between Karlstad University, Stockholm University and Mälardalen University.
