Reflections of BILSEM Future Awareness Psychoeducation Program in Practice

Authors : Mustafa Aydoğan, Işıl Tanrıseven

Pages : 363-380

Doi:10.21565/ozelegitimdergisi.1512094

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Publication Date : 2025-09-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Introduction: Gifted children can be characterized as the most important human resources in achieving a country\\\'s economic, social and cultural development goals. In our country, Science and Art Centers are among the institutions that have an important place in the development of gifted children. This study aims to examine student acquisitions and opinions regarding the “Future Awareness Psychoeducation Program” prepared by the Ministry of National Education to support the career development of gifted students who have been receiving education in BILSEM since 2021. Method: In this study, a holistic single case design, one of the case study types, was used. The research group of this study consisted of 8th-grade students who attended the support education program at a Science and Art Center in the Tarsus district of Mersin in the 2022-2023 academic year. The research data were collected using the “Interview Form on Future Awareness Psychoeducation Program” and “Observation Form.” The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive analysis method through the MAXQDA Pro 2020 qualitative data analysis program. Findings: According to the results of this study, it was observed that almost all gifted students achieved acquisitions of the Future Awareness Psychoeducation Program in terms of recognizing interests and talents, career adaptation skills, and goal setting. However, it was observed that some students could not explain the importance of taking responsibility for the future and not all of them could give an example of social entrepreneurship. The results showed that gifted students reached most of the acquisitions on psychological resilience; some of them did not reach some of them, but they mostly did not reach the learning agility acquisitions. In addition, it was observed that almost all of the students reached the acquisitions of recognizing professions and decision-making. However, some students could not express the importance of believing in themselves about what they can do in the future. Discussion: Within the scope of this research, it was seen that the activities implemented in the Future Awareness Psychoeducation Program enabled students to get to know themselves, set goals, identify professions, make decisions and improve their career adaptation skills.
Keywords : bilim sanat merkezleri, özel yetenekli öğrenciler, gelecek farkındalığı psikoeğitim programı, kariyer gelişimi, kariyer benliği, seçeneklerin farkındalığı, karar verme yetkinliği

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