Cross National Studies

One of the strategic goals of Hamdan Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences c Performance (HF) is to encourage the dissemination of research culture among the international community of gifted education. Thus, it has initiated a cross-national study project to encourage rigorous research initiatives to contribute to the development of gifted education worldwide. The World Giftedness Center (WGC) of HF has already started its first cross-national study project at a regional level.

Current Project

This is an ongoing research project titled “Gifted Education in Arab Countries: Analyses from a Learning-Resource Perspective Experienced professors/researchers from different Arab countries are participating in this cross-national study. Each researcher is writing an article about the status of gifted education in an Arab country from a learning-resource perspective. Only nine Arab countries are currently participating in the first research project (United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Sudan, and Lebanon). The accomplished and accepted articles will be published in a special issue in an international reputable journal.

Future Project

Based on its initial plan, the next cross-national study project of the WGC may focus on another aspect of gifted education and may be expanded to include a larger region such as a continent.