Segregation and the Underrepresentation of Blacks and Hispanics in Gifted Education: Social Inequality and Deficit Paradigms

Autor/in	Ford, Donna Y.
Titel	Segregation and the Underrepresentation of Blacks and Hispanics in Gifted Education: Social Inequality and Deficit Paradigms
Quelle	In: Roeper Review, 36 (2014) 3, S.143-154 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-3193
DOI	10.1080/02783193.2014.919563
Schlagwörter	Disproportionate Representation; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Gifted Disadvantaged; Equal Education; Access to Education; Special Education; Inclusion; Racial Bias; Social Discrimination; Whites; Social Attitudes; Racial Segregation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Inklusion; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; White; Weißer; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Rassentrennung
Abstract	This article examines the underrepresentation of African American and Hispanic students in gifted education, proposing that social inequality, deficit thinking, and microaggressions contribute to the inequitable segregated programs. Underrepresentation trends are presented, along with methods for calculating underrepresentation and inequity. Underrepresentation is placed under the larger umbrella of achievement gaps and inequities in school settings with attention to de jure segregation. I argue that underrepresentation is beyond statistical chance and is a function of attitudes and beliefs grounded in deficit paradigms among those with power or social capital. Denying access to gifted education based on race is counterproductive and illegal and is discussed with "Brown v. Board of Education" as the legal background and a recent court case in gifted education ("McFadden v. Board of Education for Illinois School District U-46"). Recommendations for desegregating gifted education are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10