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Beyond Deficit Thinking: Providing Access for Gifted African American Students.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Harris, J. John, III; Tyson, Cynthia A.; Trotman, Michelle Frazier – Roeper Review, 2002
This article reviews factors affecting the persistent underrepresentation of black students in gifted education and offers suggestions for recruiting and retaining these students. It is argued that a deficit orientation held by educators hinders access to gifted programs for diverse students, and that too often educators interpret differences as…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Change Strategies, Cultural Awareness
A Framework for Infusing Multicultural Curriculum into Gifted Education.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Harris, J. John, III – Roeper Review, 2000
This article offers a framework for infusing multicultural curriculum into gifted education that integrates two, heretofore, parallel models in education, Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives (1956) and Banks and Banks' (1993) model of multicultural education. (Contains 15 references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Multicultural Literature and Gifted Black Students: Promoting Self-Understanding, Awareness, and Pride.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Tyson, Cynthia A.; Howard, Tyrone C.; Harris, J. John, III – Roeper Review, 2000
This article focuses on recommended literature for gifted black and other minority students. The use of bibliotherapy with gifted students is described and recommendations are presented for using multicultural literature, along with guidelines for selecting high quality multicultural literature. An annotated bibliography of 10 recommended books is…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Blacks, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
A Study of the Racial Identity and Achievement of Black Males and Females.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Harris, J. John, III – Roeper Review, 1997
A study examined the racial identity and achievement of 44 identified gifted Black adolescents, 67 potentially gifted Black adolescents, and 38 typical Black adolescents. Males and underachievers had less positive racial identities than females and achievers, and gifted students had more positive racial identities than the others. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Attitudes, Black Youth, Gifted
The Recruitment and Retention of Minority Teachers in Gifted Education.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Grantham, Tarek C.; Harris, J. John, III – Roeper Review, 1997
Presents data on the underrepresentation of black and other minority teachers and provides recommendations for the recruitment and retention of minority teachers in gifted education in the context of affective, philosophical, and cultural considerations. Research needs are identified in the areas of demographic data, career decisions,…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Minority Group Teachers
On Discovering the Hidden Treasure of Gifted and Talented Black Children.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Harris, J. John, III – Roeper Review, 1990
This article reviews barriers to the recognition of and assistance for gifted and talented Black students, focusing on inadequate definitions, theories, and identification procedures. Rationales are presented for reexamining current definitions and broadening the theories of giftedness to include more Blacks. Recommendations are provided for…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Definitions, Educational Change
Educational Reform and the Focus on Gifted African-American Students.
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Ford, Donna Y.; Harris, J. John, III – Roeper Review, 1993
This article discusses implications of educational reform movements for improving the educational well-being of gifted students, in general, and gifted African-American students, in particular. Recommendations for educational improvements are offered in the areas of performance assessment, primary preschool programs, extended school services,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education