Biracial and Multiracial Gifted Students: Looking for a Grain of Rice in A Box of Sand

Abstract

As the United States continues to see an increase in biracial and multiracial citizens, there has been limited scholarship on gifted students who identify as biracial and/or multiracial. Thus, this chapter seeks to fill this void in the literature. We discuss demographics for self-identified biracial/multiracial persons, share two biracial or multiracial identity development models, and describe the characteristics of gifted biracial/multiracial students. We conclude this chapter with recommendations for education professionals and families to support this unique group of students.

Citation

Ford, D.Y., Whiting, G.W. and Goings, R.B. (2016), "Biracial and Multiracial Gifted Students: Looking for a Grain of Rice in A Box of Sand", Gifted Children of Color Around the World: Diverse Needs, Exemplary Practices, and Directions for the Future (Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 121-135. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-231720160000003009