Gifted Indigenous Programs: Unmasking Potential in Minority Cultures

Gifted Education International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-125

  Cooper, Suzanne ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 27844441159     PISSN: 02614294     EISSN: 20479077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026142940501900205     Document Type: Article

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