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Special Populations in Gifted Education: Working with Diverse Gifted Learners » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Jaime A. Castellano
ISBN-13: 9780205359585, ISBN-10: 0205359582
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Jaime A. Castellano

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Table of Contents

Preface
About the Contributors
The Gift
The Lesson
1Casting a Wider Net: Linking Bilingual and Gifted Education1
2ESL Students in Gifted Education17
3The "Browning" of American Schools: Identifying and Educating Gifted Hispanic Students29
4Gifted Education and African American Learners: An Equity Perspective45
5Opportunities in Gifted Education for Haitian Students65
6Biracial and Bicultural Gifted Students79
7Gifted and Talented Females: The Struggle for Recognition97
8Gifted Education for the Native American Student113
9The Gay Gifted Learner: Facing the Challenge of Homophobia and Antihomosexual Bias in Schools123
10Serving the Economically Disadvantaged in Gifted Education: The Palm Beach County Story135
11When the Gifts Are Camouflaged by Disability: Identifying and Developing the Talent in Gifted Students with Disabilities151
12Gifted Education in Rural Schools163
13Evaluating Progress toward Equitable Representation of Historically Underserved Groups in Gifted and Talented Programs177
Index187

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