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Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students
Donna Y. Ford
Education and Psychology of the Gifted Series
Pub Date: 1996, 256 pages
Paperback: $24.95, ISBN: 0807735353
 
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Author Donna Y. Ford writes, "The told and untold stories of many Black and minority students have not been positive in education. This is 1996, and although there are books and comprehensive treatises on underachieving students . . . there is no such work on gifted, potentially gifted, or underachieving Black students." This landmark book offers a new beginning on this often ignored subject: the effort to end underachievement among gifted Black students and to increase the multicultural and multiracial representation of youth in gifted education. Ultimately, the author’s interests lie in "desegregating" gifted education and ensuring equity on behalf of Black and minority students. These points are addressed through an examination of the recruitment and retention of Black students in gifted education, and the consideration of a partnership among teachers, administrators, families, and the students themselves to both find and keep more students of color in gifted education.
Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students challenges the way educators approach and look at the problems facing gifted Black students, and offers a rich and detailed analysis of the psychological, socioemotional, and academic factors that shape the students’ development.
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