ERIC Number: EJ1294038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 17
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Gatekeepers in Gifted: A Case Study of the Disproportionality of Gifted Black Youth in Elementary Programs
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, v24 n2 p64-80 Jun 2021
Gifted identification and services, like many aspects of education, are inequitable and disproportionate in favor of White students. Obama Elementary School serves 421 students: 29% are Black and 58% are White; the school's gifted program is 10% Black and 86% White. Rebecca Johnson, the gifted teacher, brings this to the attention of her principal, who has Rebecca present to the school improvement team. Rebecca receives pushback from a culturally unresponsive and equity-illiterate group. This case study provides teaching notes on gifted identification and services as well as cultural proficiency and equity literacy, and is framed in both gifted education and anti-racism.
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Talent Identification, Racial Discrimination, Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, White Students, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Social Justice, Racial Bias, Culturally Relevant Education, Student Diversity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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