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Exploring University Counselors' Perceptions of Distinctions Between Gifted Black and Gifted White Students
Author(s) -
Ford Donna Y.,
Harris J. John
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1995.tb01778.x
Subject(s) - psychology , ethnic group , perception , white (mutation) , multiculturalism , gifted education , multicultural education , social psychology , medical education , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , anthropology , gene
This study examined the perceptions of a sample of university counselors relative to social, cultural, and psychological barriers to achievement among gifted Black and gifted White students. Ninety‐three counselors at institutions of higher education throughout the nation participated in the study by responding to a mailed survey questionnaire. Comparisons were made relative to counselors' demographic variables (ethnicity, gender, multicultural training, and geographic locale). The results indicate that the university counselors sampled disagreed with or were undecided about the special dilemmas confronting gifted learners. Moreover, most counselors perceived that gifted Black and gifted White students experience social, cultural, and psychological problems in the same way. The study concludes with recommendations for university counselors working with gifted students in general and gifted Black students in particular