Increasing black student enrollment in gifted programs: An exploration of the Pulaski County special school district's advocacy efforts

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-64

  Grantham, Tarek C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 1442355059     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698620304700106     Document Type: Article

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