Attitudes toward information technology of teachers of the gifted implications for gifted education

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-135

  Shaunessy, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gifted education; Teachers; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448936879     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986207299470     Document Type: Article

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