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ERIC Number: EJ565214
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3532
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Gifted African American Women.
Kitano, Margie K.
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v21 n3 p254-87 Spr 1998
Describes factors affecting the life-span achievement of 15 highly accomplished African-American women. Participants perceived that civil-rights and affirmative-action polices opened doors if they were already qualified. Findings suggest cultural strengths plus high ability enabled simultaneous acknowledgment of discrimination and application of positive coping strategies. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Black Achievement, Civil Rights Legislation, Coping, Females, Gifted, Individual Characteristics, Individual Development, Minority Groups, Performance Factors, Racial Bias, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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