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Overview

Donna Y. Ford is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and has a substantial academic presence in the social sciences, particularly within education research. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics focused on education, achievement, and equity.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields, including:

  • Education
  • Safety Research
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their main areas of study concentrate on themes such as:

  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Education Discipline and Inequality
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Career Development and Diversity

Donna Y. Ford's recent published papers include:

  • A Matter of Equity: Desegregating and Integrating Gifted and Talented Education for Under-Represented Students of Color (2020, Multicultural Perspectives)
  • The Legacy: Coming to Terms With the Origins and Development of the Gifted-Child Movement (2021, Roeper Review)
  • All eyez on me: Disproportionality, disciplined, and disregarded while Black (2022, Theory Into Practice)
  • Preserving Innocence: Ending Perceived Adultification and Toxic Masculinity Toward Black Boys (2021, Journal of Family Strengths)
  • Early childhood teachers' dispositions, knowledge, and skills related to diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice (2023, Early Childhood Research Quarterly)

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborative work in related fields and include:

  • James L. Moore (24 co-authored works)
  • Erik M. Hines (20 co-authored works)
  • Edward C. Fletcher (10 co-authored works)
  • Tanya J. Middleton (9 co-authored works)
  • Brian L. Wright (5 co-authored works)

Donna Y. Ford has published multiple articles in prominent venues, including:

  • Gifted Child Today (9 publications)
  • Roeper Review (2 publications)
  • Theory Into Practice (2 publications)
  • Journal of Minority Achievement Creativity and Leadership (2 publications)
  • Multicultural Perspectives (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • The Underrepresentation of Minority Students in Gifted Education Problems and Promises in Recruitment and Retention

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Multicultural Gifted Education

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Providing access for culturally diverse gifted students: from deficit to dynamic thinking

    Donna Y. Ford;Tarek C. Grantham

  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Gifted Education: Recruitment and Retention Issues

    Donna Y. Ford;Tarek C. Grantham;Gilman W. Whiting

  • Beyond Deficit Thinking: Providing Access for Gifted African American Students.

    Donna Y. Ford;J. John Harris;Cynthia A. Tyson;Michelle Frazier Trotman

  • Another Look at the Achievement Gap Learning From the Experiences of Gifted Black Students

    Donna Y. Ford;Tarek C. Grantham;Gilman W. Whiting

  • Addressing Underrepresentation of Gifted Minority Children Using the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT).

    Jack A. Naglieri;Donna Y. Ford

  • Reversing underachievement among gifted black students : promising practices and programs

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Culturally Different Students in Special Education: Looking Backward to Move Forward

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Perceptions and Attitudes of Black Students toward School, Achievement, and Other Educational Variables

    Donna Y. Ford;J. John Harris

  • Understanding and Reversing Underachievement, Low Achievement, and Achievement Gaps among High-Ability African American Males in Urban School Contexts.

    Donna Y. Ford;James L. Moore

  • Black Students' Achievement Orientation as a Function of Perceived Family Achievement Orientation and Demographic Variables.

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Desegregating Gifted Education: A Need Unmet

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Determinants of underachievement as perceived by gifted, above‐average, and average black students 1

    Donna Y. Ford

  • A study of the racial identity and achievement of black males and females

    Donna Y. Ford;J. John Harris

  • Nurturing resilience in gifted black youth

    Donna Y. Ford

  • Racial Identity Development Among Gifted Black Students: Counseling Issues and Concerns

    Donna Y. Ford;J. John Harris;James M. Schuerger

  • Unraveling the "Model Minority" Stereotype: Listening to Asian American Youth

    Donna Y. Ford;Stacey J. Lee

  • The Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education

    Donna Y. Ford;James A. Banks;Cherry A. McGhee Banks

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Richard Milner
H. Richard Milner Vanderbilt University
Jack A. Naglieri
Jack A. Naglieri University of Virginia
James M. Kauffman
James M. Kauffman University of Virginia
Daniel P. Hallahan
Daniel P. Hallahan University of Virginia
Janet E. Helms
Janet E. Helms Boston College

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