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Thornbury, Elizabeth I. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The underrepresentation of minority and low socioeconomic students has been an issue in gifted education for many years. Barriers related to poverty, cultural differences, linguistic differences, and deficit orientation in school systems are just a few possible causes of underrepresentation. This study examined the effects of a talent development…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Gifted, Cultural Differences, Teacher Attitudes
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Grant, Patrick A.; Barger-Anderson, Richael – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2009
Young, Wright, and Laster (2005) stated that since the "Brown v. Board of Topeka, Kansas" decision, gaps in educational achievement have been a recognized problem across the United States. Particularly, differences in achievement levels for elementary and secondary African American students have remained. Daniels (1998) stated that…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Language Minorities