附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.
Gifted students: definitions, theories, and assessment -- Underachievement: definitions, theories, and assessment -- Social factors as correlates of underachievement -- Cultural factors as correlates of underachievement -- Psychological factors as correlates of underachievement -- Gender issues in underachievement and educational attainment -- School influences on underachievement -- Families and gifted black students -- Promising practices, paradigms, and programs.