Title

The Possible Selves of High-Ability African Males Attending a Residential High School for Highly Able Youth

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2012

Publication Title

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volume

Volume 35

Issue

Issue 4

First Page

366

Last Page

390

Abstract

This study explored the possible selves of high-ability African American males attending a specialized school for high-ability students. To this end, interviews were conducted with nine students. Results provided details about the hoped-for and feared selves the young men envisioned as well as the strategies these youth utilized to realize and avoid these possibilities for their future. The interviews also demonstrated the impact of family, the specialized school’s culture, their neighborhoods, and racism on the possibilities the young men envisioned for themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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