'I never knew I was gifted...' -- The perceptions of minority, gifted students in urban high schools

This study explores the perceptions of minority, gifted high school students that attend an urban high school. The research design is mixed methodology and consists of a focus group in the qualitative piece and a survey instrument in the quantitative piece. Participants included minority, gifted students from a local urban high school and school counselors from across the State of Ohio. The goals of this study are to bring awareness to minority, gifted students, to find out if school counselors are aware of these students' experiences, and to find out how school counselors can help improve these students' school experiences.