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Nurturing Potential: The Impact Of Talent Development On Underrepresented Gifted Populations, Sara Newell
Nurturing Potential: The Impact Of Talent Development On Underrepresented Gifted Populations, Sara Newell
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Data on gifted education show a clear problem: lack of diversity in gifted education programs. This fact is compounded by additional data showing a disparaging difference in achievement of Caucasian versus minority students. Together, these concepts are referred to as the excellence gap in gifted education. Talent development, or the location and nurturing of potential talent in underrepresented populations, has been recommended in the gifted community as a possible step in resolving these inequities (Ellis & Martin, 2017; Ford, 2010; National Association of Gifted Children [NAGC], 2015; Reinhard, 2016; Thornbury, 2010).
Through an explanatory mixed methods study, this research analyzed …