Self-perceptions of low- and high-ability adolescents in a Caribbean context

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 224-252

  Delcourt, Marcia A B ^a   Lyn, Heather D ^b   Rejskind, F Gillian ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030102683     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235329702000303     Document Type: Review

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