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5.3.6 Ethical Challenges Using Participatory Methods with Gifted Adolescents

One of the biggest issues facing gifted education in America is the lack of representation of students of color, especially Black students. Participatory methods offer a powerful way to capture the voices of these students; however, the ethical challenges of recruitment and methodology make it difficult to conduct such a study as a PhD student. This presentation will outline the obstacles as well as the preliminary findings of using audio diaries to capture the voices of Black gifted students. These findings will have wider implications for discussions as to how we include marginalized groups in gifted education around the world.

Author(s):

Laurie Walden
l.walden.1@research.gla.ac.uk
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom

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Laurie Walden is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow studying how to increase the representation of Black gifted students in America. After teaching in primarily White gifted programmes for over 12 years, she decided to undertake research into the reasons behind the inequitable racial diversity in gifted education by giving a voice to the students who are affected. Laurie is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Education and in LEADS-Learning Enhancement and Academic Development Service. She plans on continuing her teaching career at university level upon graduation.

 



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