African American Giftedness

Arnez, N. (1993). Equity and access in instruction. Journal of Black Studies, 23(4), 500-514.

Baldwin, A. (1980, April). The Baldwin Identification Matrix, its development and use in programs for the gifted child. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children, Philadelphia, PA.

Billings, G. L. (1994). Who will teach our children: Preparing teachers to successfully teach African-American students. In E. R. Hollins , J. E. King , & W. C. Hayman (Eds.), Teaching diverse populations: Formulating a knowledge base (pp. 129-158). Albany: State University of New York Press.

Brophy, J. , & Everston, C. M. (1981). Student characteristics and teaching. New York: Longman.

Carnegie Corporation of New York . (1984/1985). Renegotiating society's contract with the public schools. Carnegie Quarterly, 29/30(1-4), 6-11.

The College Board . (1985). Equality and excellence: The educational status of Black Americans. New York: Author.

Comer, J. (1988). Educating poor minority children. Scientific American, 259(5), 42-48.

Dunn, R. , & Dunn, K. (1992). Teaching elementary students through their individual learning styles. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Eby, J. W. (1983). Gifted behavior: A nonelitist approach. Educational Leadership, 41(8), 30-36.

Ewing, N. J. , & Yong, F. L. (1992). A comparative study of the learning style preferences among gifted African-American, Mexican American, and American-born Chinese middle grade students. Roeper Review, 14(3), 120-123.

Feshbach, N. D. (1969). Student teacher preferences for elementary pupils varying in personality characteristics. Journal of Educational Psychology, 60, 126-132.

Ford, D. Y. (1992). Determinants of underachievement as perceived by gifted, above-average, and average Black students. Roeper Review, 14(3), 130-136.

Ford, D. Y. (1994). The recruitment and retention of African-American students in gifted education programs: Implications and recommendations. Storrs: University of Connecticut.

Fordham, S. (1988). Racelessness as a strategy in Black students'school success: Pragmatic strategy or pyrectic victory? Harvard Educational Review, 58(1), 54-84.

Frasier, M. M. (1989a). Identification of gifted Black students: Developing new perspectives. In C. J. Maker (Ed.), Critical issues in gifted education: Vol. 2. Defensible programs for cultural and ethnic minorities (pp. 213-215). Austin, TX: ProEd.

Frasier, M. M. (1989b). Poor and minority students can be gifted, too! Educational Leader-ship, 50(7), 16-18.

Gardner, H. (1983). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books.

Gardner, H. , & Hatch, T. (1989). Multiple intelligences go to school: Educational implications of the theory of multiple intelligences. Educational Researcher, 18(8), 4-9.

Gollnick, D. M. , & Chinn, P. C. (1990). Multiculturalism education in a pluralistic society (3rd ed.). Columbus, OH: Merrill.

Gouldner, H. (1978). Teachers' pets, troublemakers, and nobodies: Black children in elementary school. Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Haensly, P. , Reynolds, C. R. , & Nash, W. R. (1986). Giftedness: Coalescence, context, conflict, and commitment. In R. J. Sternberg & J. E. Davidson (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness (pp. 128-148). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Hallahan, D. P. , & Kauffman, J. M. (1991). Exceptional children: Introduction to special education. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Hilliard, A. G. (1976). Alternatives to IQ testing: An approach to the identification of gifted “minority” children (Report No. PS 009 639). Sacramento: California Department of Education, Special Education Division. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 147 009)

Hodgkinson, H. (1988). The right schools for the right kids. In J. J. Irvine (Ed.), Black students and school failure (pp. 55-55). New York: Greenwood.

Horner, M. (1972). Toward an understanding of achievement-related conflicts in women. Journal of Social Issues, 28, 157-176.

Hughes, L. (1951). A dream deferred. In X. J. Kennedy (Ed.), Literature: An introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama. Boston: Little, Brown.

Hunter, W. A. (1974). Antecedents to development of and emphasis on multicultural education. In W. A. Hunter (Ed.), Multicultural education through competency-based teacher education (pp. 11-31). Washington, DC: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Irvine, J. J. (1990). Black students and school failure. New York: Greenwood.

Jacobs, J. (1971). Effectiveness of teacher and parent identification of gifted children as a function of school level. Psychology in the Schools, 8, 140-142.

Kofsky, G. E. (1992). Increasing the number of minority elementary students found eligible for placement in gifted programs by enhancing the quality of screening instruments and inservice training provided to school staff (Report No. EC 301 312). FL: Nova University. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 346 697)

Lightfoot, S. L. (1978). World apart: Relationships between families and schools. In J. J. Irvine (Ed.), Black students and school failure. New York: Greenwood.

Maker, C. J. , Nielson, A. B. , & Rogers, J. A. (1994, Fall). Multiple intelligences: Giftedness, diversity, and problem-solving. Teaching Exceptional Children, 27.

Marland, S. (1972). Education of the gifted and talented: Report to the Congress of the United States by the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

McCarthy, B. (1990). Using the 4MAT system to bring learning styles to schools. Educational Leadership, 48, 31-37.

Parke, B. N. (1989). Educating the gifted and talented: An agenda for the future. Educational Leadership, 49(7), 5-5.

Pegnato, C. W. , & Birch, J. W. (1959). Locating gifted children in junior high school: A comparison of methods. Exceptional Children, 25, 300-304.

Peters, M. F. (1990). “Making it” Black family style: Building on the strengths of the Black family. In N. Stinnett , J. DeFrain , K. King , P. Knaub , & G. Rowe (Eds.), Family strengths three: Roots of well-being (pp. 73-91). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

Renzulli, J. S. (1981, May). The revolving door model: A new way of identifying the gifted. Phi Delta Kappan, pp. 648-649.

Renzulli, J. S. (1986). The three-ring conception of giftedness: A developmental model for creative productivity. In R. J. Sternberg & J. E. Davidson (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness (pp. 53-92). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Rhodes, L. (1992). Focusing attention on the individual in identification of gifted Black students. Roeper Review, 14(3), 108-110.

Rodman, B. (1985, November 20). Teaching's “endangered species.” In J. J. Irvine (Ed.), Black students and school failure. New York: Greenwood.

Rubovits, P. C. , & Maehr, M. (1973). Pygmallion Black and White. In J. J. Irvine (Ed.), Black students and school failure. New York: Greenwood.

Shade, B. J. (1982). Afro-American cognitive style: A variable in school success? Review of Educational Research, 52, 219-244.

Sleeter, C. E. , & Grant, C. A. (1988). Making choices for multicultural education: Five approaches to race, class, and gender. Columbus, OH: Merrill.

Sternberg, R. J. (1985). Beyond IQ: A triarchic theory of human intelligence. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Sternberg, R. J. , & Davidson, J. (1986). Conceptions of giftedness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Torrance, E. P. (1973, September). Emergent concepts concerning culturally different gifted children. Paper prepared for the Work Conference on the Culturally Different Gifted Child, Rougemont, NC.

Torrance, E. P. , & Reynolds, C. R. (1978). Images of the future of gifted adolescents: Effects of alienation and specialized cerebral functioning. In J. C. Gowan , J. Khatena , & E. P. Torrance (Eds.), Educating the ablest. Itaska, IL: Peacock. (Reprinted from Gifted Child Quarterly, 22, 40-54)

U.S. Department of Education . (1993). National excellence: A case for developing America's talent. Washington, DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Weinberg, R. (1989). Intelligence and IQ: Landmark issues and great debates. American Psychologist, 44, 98-104.

Whitmore, J. R. (1986). Understanding a lack of motivation to excel. In D. Hallahan & J. Kauffman (Eds.), Exceptional children: Introduction to special education. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Whitten, L. (1992). Survival conflict and survival guilt in African-American college students. In M. Lang & C. A. Ford (Eds.), Strategies for retaining minority students in higher education (pp. 64-74). Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas.

Witkin, H. A. , & Moore, C. A. (1975). Field-dependent and field-independent cognitive styles and their educational implications. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.