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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs Jan 2002

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Warren, Brandy. Higher Education Takes Hit in Frankfort
  • Hightower, Kyle. Bobby Sippio, Mel Mitchell Enter Draft – Football
  • Warren, Brandy. Diddle Arena Project to be Phased In
  • Dittmeier, Kate. Dorms to Reopen on Schedule
  • Shinall, Dave. Retired Professor Had Fiesty Life – Jo Ann Verner
  • Ford, Sam & Amber Nations. Memorial Service to be Held – James Babcock
  • O’Connor, Molly. Student Government Association Sets Goals for New Semester
  • Compton, Michael. PRISM Tickets on Sale – Music
  • Life’s Not Fair, So Be Prepared – Budget
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: …


Identifying Gifted African-American Students: A Case Study Of A Louisiana School System, Donna Lynn Sutton Jan 2002

Identifying Gifted African-American Students: A Case Study Of A Louisiana School System, Donna Lynn Sutton

Doctoral Dissertations

In 1995, the Office for Civil Rights conducted a compliance review of the Bayou Parish School System (a pseudonym) in Louisiana. The review revealed a statistically significant underrepresentation of African-American students in the Bayou Parish gifted program. This case study examined how African-American representation in a gifted program may be increased through the use of research-based interventions implemented by the Office for Civil Rights.

The researcher used both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect and analyze data. Documents from the Office for Civil Rights and the Louisiana Department of Education were examined to: (a) show patterns of African-American and nonminority …