Jermaine: A Critical Case Study of a Gifted Black Child Living in Rural Poverty.

Hebert, Thomas P.; Beardsley, Teresa M.

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ERIC Number: EJ626396

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Jermaine: A Critical Case Study of a Gifted Black Child Living in Rural Poverty.

Hebert, Thomas P.; Beardsley, Teresa M.

Gifted Child Quarterly, v45 n2 p85-103 Spr 2001

In this account of a gifted black child living in an impoverished rural environment, a university researcher and a classroom teacher collaborated in order to describe the young man's creativity, his resilience, his struggle to find a place for himself in his community, and the factors that influenced a strong self-identity. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Black Youth, Case Studies, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Family Influence, Gifted, Performance Factors, Resilience (Personality), Rural Areas, Self Concept, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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