Characteristics of effective teachers of gifted students: Teacher background and personality styles of students

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-281

  Mills, Carol J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27144498162     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698620304700404     Document Type: Article

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