Giftedness: Current theory and research

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 153-156

  Winner, Ellen ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drive; Gifted; Innate; Savant; Talent

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034343914     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00082     Document Type: Article

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