Equity and Excellence: Providing Access to Gifted Education for Culturally Diverse Students

This article maintains that the underrepresentation of diverse students in gifted education programs is due to a "deficit perspective" about culturally diverse populations. Recommendations include identifying and serving underachievers and low socioeconomic-status students, providing educa...

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Published in:Journal of advanced academics 2001-02, Vol.12 (3), p.141-147
Main Authors: Ford, Donna Y., Harmon, Deborah A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Cultural Differences
Demographic aspects
Disproportionate Representation
Education
Educational tests and measurements
Eligibility
Equality
Examinations
Gifted children
Gifted Disadvantaged
High school students
Intellect
Intelligence levels
Multicultural Education
Needs Assessment
Parent School Relationship
Social aspects
Special Education
Underachievement
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Summary:This article maintains that the underrepresentation of diverse students in gifted education programs is due to a "deficit perspective" about culturally diverse populations. Recommendations include identifying and serving underachievers and low socioeconomic-status students, providing educators and gifted students with multicultural education, and developing home-school partnerships. (Contains references.) (DB)
ISSN:1932-202X
1077-4610
2162-9536
DOI:10.4219/jsge-2001-663