What predicts teachers' attitudes toward the gifted?

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-255

  Betsy McCoach, D ^a   Siegle, Del ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Response effect; Teacher training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547154301     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986207302719     Document Type: Article

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