Bonner, F. A. (2003). To Be Young, Gifted, African American, and Male. Gifted Child Today, 26(2), 26. Case studies of two academically gifted and talented African American male college students are presented to highlight the importance of relationships with faculty and peers and the value of being connected to family.… read more
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School Counseling for Gifted Black Males
Henfield, M. S. (2012). School Counseling for Gifted Black Males.Gifted Child Today, 36(1), 57-61. Oftentimes, when the subject of how to maximize Black students’ talent in gifted and advanced courses and programs is broached, they are treated as a monolithic entity. Too little scholarship explores gender differences among Black males… read more
Recruiting and Retaining Black Male Teachers in Gifted Education
Nathaniel, B., & Ford, D. Y. (2014). Recruiting and Retaining Black Male Teachers in Gifted Education. Gifted Child Today, 7(3), 156-161. Every school district shares the pervasive issue of having males under-represented in the teaching profession. Likewise, most have a paucity of teachers who are African American. Combining both gender… read more
An examination of selective achievement in gifted males
Hebert, T. P., & Schreiber, C. A. (2010, Summer). An examination of selective achievement in gifted males. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 33(4), 570 Selective achievers are intrinsically motivated individuals whose performance matches ability only in specific areas that satisfy their interests and personal goal orientations. Through a… read more