Exploring the nature of giftedness in preschool children

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-73

  Hodge, Kerry A ^a   Kemp, Coral R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034340497     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235320002400103     Document Type: Article

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