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Direct linkTiffany Puckett; Miltonette Olivia Craig – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2024
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned the "separate but equal" principle promulgated in 1896 in Plessy v. Ferguson. Yet, almost 70 years after Brown, schools continue to be segregated, and the structure of the public education system has fostered inequities across the nation. Although…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Urban Education, Urban Schools, Desegregation Litigation
Gallagher, Shelagh A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2023
The 50th anniversary of the Marland Report provides an opportunity to reflect on its impact on the field of gifted education. A critical question is how the Marland Report addressed the need for equity, especially since the Marland federal definition made no explicit mention of culturally, linguistically, or economically different gifted students.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Student Diversity, Equal Education
Download full textJohnson, Luther; Larwin, Karen H. – Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership, 2020
This study aims to examine the representation of African American males in AP, honors, and gifted courses in secondary education. The current investigation represents a causal-comparative investigation of 2017-2020 school district data from a large metropolitan school district regarding the number of African American males selected for inclusion…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Advanced Placement Programs, African American Students
Ford, Donna Y.; Wright, Brian L.; Sewell, Christopher J. P.; Whiting, Gilman W.; Moore, James L., III – Journal of Negro Education, 2018
Similar to W.E.B. Du Bois, we believe that access to educational opportunities is a fundamental right that should be provided to all Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin. Too often, however, the educational experiences for Black students are significantly uneven in comparison to other demographic groups. These students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Equal Education, African American Students, Access to Education
Ford, Donna Y.; King, Robert A., Jr. – Journal of Negro Education, 2014
This article examines the under-representation of Black students in gifted education, asserting that social inequalities (e.g., prejudice and discrimination) contribute to segregated gifted education programs. Under-representation trends are presented for gifted education, along with methods for calculating under-representation and then inequity…
Descriptors: Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation, Academically Gifted, African American Students
Ford, Donna Y.; King, Robert A., Jr. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2014
This article examines the under-representation of African American students in gifted education, with attention to how representation differs for Black males and females. We contend that social injustices (e.g., prejudice and discrimination) contribute to racially segregated gifted education classes (Ford, 2013b). For support, gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, African American Students, Gender Differences
Yeakey, Carol Camp, Ed.; Henderson, Ronald D., Ed. – 2003
This volume includes papers 16-32 in a 32-paper collection: (16) "Mining the Fields of Teacher Education: Preparing Teachers to Teach African American Children in Urban Schools" (Patricia A. Edwards, Gwendolyn T. McMillon, and Clifford T. Bennett); (17) "Mentoring Adolescents At Risk or At Promise" (Tammie M. Causey and Kassie…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges
