An aptitude perspective on talent: Implications for identification of academically gifted minority students

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 333-360

  Lohman, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 32244446042     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jeg-2005-341     Document Type: Review

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