A decade comparison: Self-concept of gifted and non-gifted adolescents

International Education Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 224-231

  Yan, Kong ^a   Haihui, Zhu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Academic; Adolescence; Self concept; Social environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844550866     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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