Understanding giftedness and underachievement: At the edge of possibility

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-208

  Schultz, Robert Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 0040076040     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698620204600304     Document Type: Article

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