Effects of programmatic selectivity on the academic achievement, academic self-concepts, and aspirations of gifted college students

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-245

  Rinn, Anne N ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic self concept; Aspirations; Honors programs; Postsecondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547166558     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986207302718     Document Type: Article

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