3.2.5 Too Many Possibilities: Multipotentiality as a Challenge for Career Decisions

In the context of career choice of gifted students, multipotentiality is a broadly discussed problem. After a discussion of different concepts of giftedness and multipotentiality, empirical data from several questionnaire-studies with different groups in Germany will be presented: gifted pupils before and after career selection (n=86, n=135), gifted and non-gifted students (n=390), career counselors (n=230), and counselors for the gifted (n=64). Additional data from an online career choice test-tool (n= 2,234) will be used to estimate percentages of multipotentiality among the gifted in consideration of the different discussed concepts.

Author(s):

Tillmann Grüneberg
tillmann.grueneberg@uni-leipzig.de
University of Leipzig
Germany

Tillmann Grüneberg is working as counsellor for gifted students. His work and research focus is in the field of career choice. His Master Program was “Studies in abilities and competence development” at the University of Leipzig, before that he studied educational science, law, social science and economics. He is trained as a systemic coach and therapist. He is lecturer for teacher education and the master program at the University of Leipzig. Additionally, he works also in the field of vocational education and training (focus: digitalization of learning).