Beyond deficit thinking: Providing access for gifted african american students

Roeper Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 52-58

  Ford, Donna Y ^a   Harris, J John ^b   Tyson, Cynthia A ^a   Trotman, Michelle Frazier ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 85007839655     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190209554129     Document Type: Article

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