Recruitment is not enough: Retaining African American students in gifted education

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-67

  Moore III, James L ^a   Ford, Donna Y ^b   Milner, H Richard ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11344257771     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698620504900106     Document Type: Review

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