ERIC Number: EJ1031894
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-3193
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Segregation and the Underrepresentation of Blacks and Hispanics in Gifted Education: Social Inequality and Deficit Paradigms
Ford, Donna Y.
Roeper Review, v36 n3 p143-154 2014
This article examines the underrepresentation of African American and Hispanic students in gifted education, proposing that social inequality, deficit thinking, and microaggressions contribute to the inequitable segregated programs. Underrepresentation trends are presented, along with methods for calculating underrepresentation and inequity. Underrepresentation is placed under the larger umbrella of achievement gaps and inequities in school settings with attention to de jure segregation. I argue that underrepresentation is beyond statistical chance and is a function of attitudes and beliefs grounded in deficit paradigms among those with power or social capital. Denying access to gifted education based on race is counterproductive and illegal and is discussed with "Brown v. Board of Education" as the legal background and a recent court case in gifted education ("McFadden v. Board of Education for Illinois School District U-46"). Recommendations for desegregating gifted education are provided.
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Gifted Disadvantaged, Equal Education, Access to Education, Special Education, Inclusion, Racial Bias, Social Discrimination, Whites, Advantaged, Social Attitudes, Racial Segregation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education
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