A relatively pervasive “silence” exists concerning giftedness in Australian preservice early childhood teacher courses. There is also a lack of research about educator attitudes to giftedness and programming in Australian early childhood services. This study, consisting of a survey and interviews, is intended to help to fill the research gap. A total of 184 early childhood educators were surveyed in relation to their knowledge and attitudes about giftedness, and 10 of those respondents were also interviewed. A purposive sample of eight parents whose gifted preschoolers had been recommended for early entry by a psychologist were also interviewed. Findings indicate that early childhood educators are at a loss in relation to gifted children’s intellectual, social, and emotional needs that are neither understood nor met according to their parents. Compulsory preservice coursework about giftedness is recommended.

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上限：幼儿服务中的天才学龄前儿童

在澳大利亚职前幼儿教师课程中，存在一种相对普遍的“沉默”。也缺乏关于澳大利亚幼儿服务中教育者对天才和编程的态度的研究。本研究由调查和访谈组成，旨在帮助填补研究空白​​。共有 184 名幼儿教育工作者接受了关于他们对天才的知识和态度的调查，其中 10 名受访者也接受了采访。8 位父母的有目的的样本也接受了采访，他们的天才学龄前儿童被心理学家推荐提早入学。调查结果表明，幼儿教育工作者对天才儿童的智力、社交和情感需求不知所措，而他们的父母既不理解也不满足这些需求。