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Transition and Students With Twice Exceptionality*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2013

Susan Prior
Susan Prior*
Affiliation:
Southern Cross University, Lismore Campus, NSW, Australia
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Correspondence: Susan Prior, Southern Cross University Lismore Campus, c/o PO Box 45, Samford, Qld 4520, Australia. E-mail: s.prior.11@student.scu.edu.au
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Abstract

Twice exceptional is one of the terms used to describe students who have giftedness and a disability. This is a small heterogeneous population of individual learners who are underserved in special, gifted, and mainstream education settings. Despite the availability of research on transition for students with disabilities, there is little research or literature available on transition for students who experience twice exceptionality (2E). This paper provides a review of the literature available on 2E, taking a lifespan perspective and a school transitions context for students experiencing 2E. Finally, the synthesis of 2E and transition highlights a potential way forward in the research across special, gifted, mainstream and inclusive education to transform student profiling, identification and transition.

Keywords

twice exceptionalgifteddisabilitiestransitionspecial education
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 37 , Special Issue 1: Transitions for Students With Special Educational Needs , July 2013 , pp. 19 - 27
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Copyright © The Authors 2013 

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This manuscript was accepted under the Guest Editorship of Chris Forlin.

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