Refraining the perfectionist's catch-22 dilemma: A systems thinking approach

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Ramsey, Deborah C ^a   Ramsey, Philip L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0038382225     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235320202600202     Document Type: Review

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