TY - JOUR
T1 - Peer Acceptance and Self Concept of Black Students in a Summer Gifted Program
AU - Cooley, Michele R.
AU - Cornell, Dewey G.
AU - Lee, Courtland
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - Few studies have investigated the social and emotional adjustment of high ability black youth in gifted programs. In the present study, thirty-five high ability black students (ages 9 to 15) who were attending a predominantly white university summer enrichment program were compared to their white peers on multiple measures of peer acceptance, self-concept, and teacher ratings of academic self-esteem, as well as background measures of academic achievement and social status. Overall, results suggest that, despite some differences in achievement and social status: 1) high ability black students are accepted by other high ability peers; and 2) high ability black students are comparable in self-concept and academic self-esteem to their white peers. One implication of these findings is that educators can encourage greater involvement of high ability black students in summer enrichment programs.
AB - Few studies have investigated the social and emotional adjustment of high ability black youth in gifted programs. In the present study, thirty-five high ability black students (ages 9 to 15) who were attending a predominantly white university summer enrichment program were compared to their white peers on multiple measures of peer acceptance, self-concept, and teacher ratings of academic self-esteem, as well as background measures of academic achievement and social status. Overall, results suggest that, despite some differences in achievement and social status: 1) high ability black students are accepted by other high ability peers; and 2) high ability black students are comparable in self-concept and academic self-esteem to their white peers. One implication of these findings is that educators can encourage greater involvement of high ability black students in summer enrichment programs.
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U2 - 10.1177/016235329101400205
DO - 10.1177/016235329101400205
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970156736
SN - 0162-3532
VL - 14
SP - 166
EP - 177
JO - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
JF - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
IS - 2
ER -