Academically Gifted African American Male College Students
- ISBN-10
- 0897898575
- ISBN-13
- 9780897898577
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 217
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Fred A. Bonner
Description
The first-ever study of African American giftedness at the collegiate level, focusing on two extraordinary case studies. * Presents two separate case studies revealing how academically gifted African American males experienced different higher education contexts—the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and Traditionally White Institution (TWI) * Includes interviews with both participants ten years after their college experiences * Offers six articles that provide a contemporary focus on issues impacting African American gifted males in school * Provides excerpts from journals, such as Gifted Child Today, Roeper Review, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Race and Policy, and Journal for the Education of the Gifted
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