FEATURES OF DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL OF GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE RUSSIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: THE EXPERIENCE OF ANALYTICAL RESEARCH

Abstract

The article examines certain directions of the development of the potential of gifted children in the Russian education system and principles on which, in their opinion, this activity is based (scientific validity, professional orientation, democracy, anthropocentricity, completeness, accessibility, resource availability, selectivity). Without pretending to have a finalized list, the authors highlight the following leading areas of work with gifted children in Russian education and science: a set of measures to support gifted children, its regulatory and legal framework at the federal, regional, municipal, city level, educational, scientific and resource centers, the system of additional education, foundations and non-profit organizations, technoparks, innovative database sites, scholarships and grants for gifted children, as well as Olympiads and competitions, their brief description and interesting experience of various regions of Russia are given. The reported study is funded by RFBR according to the research project № 19-413-220005.