Gatekeepers in Gifted: A Case Study of the Disproportionality of Gifted Black Youth in Elementary Programs
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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.
2017 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 163-203
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pp. 160
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Vol 7
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pp. 115
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Vol 24
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pp. 5362-5378