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A Matter of Equity: Desegregating and Integrating Gifted and Talented Education for Under-Represented Students of Color
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Ford, Donna Y.; Wright, Brian L.; Trotman Scott, Michelle – Multicultural Perspectives, 2020
Access to gifted and talented education (referral, identification, and classes) and advanced classes has been challenging for two student groups of color--Black and Hispanic students. More than 10 years of data from the Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection and numerous reports reveal that discrimination is in operation and gravely…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Racial Integration, Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation
Access and Equity Denied: Key Theories for School Psychologists to Consider When Assessing Black and Hispanic Students for Gifted Education
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Ford, Donna Y.; Wright, Brian L.; Washington, Ahmad; Henfield, Malik S. – School Psychology Forum, 2016
Black and Hispanic students are consistently underrepresented in gifted education. Several factors contribute to their low identification and lack of access to such programs and services. While teacher underreferral is a significant contributing factor, problematic also is testing and assessment, which is often administered by school…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Academically Gifted, Talent Identification
Multicultural Issues: Recruiting and Retaining Black and Hispanic Students in Gifted Education: Equality Versus Equity Schools
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Ford, Donna Y. – Gifted Child Today, 2015
This article addresses an ongoing problem in gifted education: How severe is under-representation among Black and Hispanic students in gifted education nationally and in school districts and buildings? The degree of severity that is accepted, tolerated, or rejected depends on whether one adopts an equality or equity philosophy and associated…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Academic Persistence, African American Students, Hispanic American Students