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Download full textBorland, James – US Department of Education, 2004
In this monograph, I discuss the current and historic under-representation of economically disadvantaged students, students of color, students from ethnic minorities, and students with limited English proficiency in programs for gifted students. I examine the likely causes of the under-representation of these students, drawing on research and…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Economically Disadvantaged, Limited English Speaking, Academically Gifted
Peer reviewedGee, James Paul – Journal of Education, 1989
Argues that second language learning is a form of enculturation that involves learning the perspectives and identities that a culture allows and values. Proposes that a language teacher is actually changing the cultural identity of the student. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification (Psychology)
