Portraits of the able child: Highlights of case study research

High Ability Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-218

  Lee Corbin, Hilary ^a   Denicolo, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346911649     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359813980090206     Document Type: Article

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