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This study is aimed to examine the perceptions of leadership skills and leadership of special talented students attending to Science and Art Centers in terms of some variables. The Mixed method was used in the study. The sample consisted of 135 students from 5th.6th.7th and 8th grade, attending to Kayseri Çetin Şen Science and Art Center in 2016-2017 academic year. The Leadership Skills Scale by Ogurlu (2012) and a semi-structured form and personal information form were used. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software and content analysis technique. In the quantitative dimension of the study, the leadership skill levels of the students were examined in terms of gender, school type, class, participation in active participation and family income variables. In the qualitative dimension, a total of 68 valid metaphors were created by special talented students regarding the concept of "leadership" and these metaphors were grouped under three conceptual categories.

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