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Rukiya Curvey Johnson; Natalia Gallegos; Heather Hampton; Darius Caffey; Kimberly Bailey; Ellen Vigil; Tanea Culbreath-Byrd; Denise Jenkins; Angela Freeman – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2023
Students of color, first-generation, and residents of communities experiencing disinvestment--who aspire to obtain meaningful postsecondary degrees, career success, financial security, and social mobility--face tremendous challenges in navigating science, technology, engineering, math, and health science (STEM-H) education and career sectors. The…
Descriptors: Students, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Health Sciences
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Horn, Carol V. – Gifted Child Today, 2015
The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Young Scholars model offers new language and ideas for thinking about giftedness that embrace expanded beliefs about the nature of intelligence and highlight the importance of nurturing intelligent behavior in children from diverse cultural, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds as early as possible. These…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Models, Talent Development
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Maker, C. June – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1996
Research and literature are reviewed to support the thesis that new identification procedures, appropriate criteria for evaluating identification procedures, new curricular and instructional programs, and changes in beliefs and stereotypes are needed to resolve the problem of underrepresentation of minority students in gifted programs. A…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Change Strategies, Definitions, Disproportionate Representation