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Collaborative Conversations With Parents And Caregivers Of Black Gifted Students, Rebecca A. Mckinney
Collaborative Conversations With Parents And Caregivers Of Black Gifted Students, Rebecca A. Mckinney
Teaching and Learning Sciences: Doctoral Research Projects
This research study attempts to address the persistent problem of practice of inequitable identification and programming for culturally and linguistically diverse gifted learners. One of the possible root causes of this persistent problem is the lack of parent engagement from culturally and linguistically diverse parents and caregivers (Jolly & Matthews, 2012; Grantham, Frasier, Roberts & Bridges, 2005). This phenomenological study targets parent and caregiver engagement of African American or Black parents and caregivers through the collaborative development of parent education. Participants were parents or caregivers of African American or Black school age children in metro Denver who participated in four …
The Limitations On Colorado School Districts Adoption Of An Early Access Addendum Process, Lindsey Reinert
The Limitations On Colorado School Districts Adoption Of An Early Access Addendum Process, Lindsey Reinert
Teaching and Learning Sciences: Doctoral Research Projects
Colorado House Bill 08-1021: Early Access is legislation that is an optional based policy for school districts in the state of Colorado to choose to implement. The basic parameters within this state legislation is identified highly gifted students defined as academically gifted, socially and emotionally mature, who are in the top 3% of the gifted peer group, motivated to learn, ready for advanced placement, and have exhausted the resources of preschool or home schooling. Colorado House Bill 08-1021: Early Access passed in 2008, but as of 2017 only 42% of school districts had a process registered with the state department …