Flow and the engagement of talent: Implications for secondary schooling

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 595, 1998, Pages 22-37

  Whalen, Samuel P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244268667     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: 19301405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263659808259505     Document Type: Article

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