The wisdom development scale: Translating the conceptual to the concrete

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-19

  Brown, Scott C ^a   Greene, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 32844473778     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2006.0002     Document Type: Article

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