Early Identification of Gifted Minority Kindergarten Students in Newark, NJ

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 76-82

  Feiring, Candice ^a   Louis, Barbara ^a   Ukeje, Ikechukwu ^c   Lewis, Michael ^c   Leong, Philip ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NJ Board of Education   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0346673158     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698629704100303     Document Type: Article

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