تقييم حاجات الإرشاد المهني للطلبة الموهوبين في المرحلة الثانوية بمملكة البحرين من وجهة نظرهم
The study aimed at identifying the vocational guidance needs of gifted students at the secondary level from a student perspective, and the significance of differences in such needs between male and female students. The researchers have adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and the study population included 200 students who are enrolled in public schools and who are registered at the Gifted Student Care Center of the ministry of the Ministry of Education. The results of the study have shown that vocational guidance needs for gifted students at the secondary level in the Kingdom of Bahrain were of relative importance (45.6%). The results have also shown that there were no statistically-significant differences (α≤ 0.05) between males and females among gifted students in relation to the following vocational guidance needs: family considerations, perfectionism, motivation, social impact of the family, the multiplicity of possibilities, vocational intention, and vocational education; in addition to showing the presence of statistically-significant differences on the total score of the scale, in the field of self-considerations and in vocational frequency, with the differences being in favor of males. On the basis of these results, the researchers recommended giving further attention to vocational needs for gifted students. (Published abstract)