Paragons of virtue: Teachers' conceptual understanding of high ability in an egalitarian school system

High Ability Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-196

  Persson, Roland S ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0010840029     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359813980090204     Document Type: Article

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