The road to excellence: Deliberate practice and the development of expertise

High Ability Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-153

  Ward, Paul ^a   Hodges, Nicola J ^b   Starkes, Janet L ^c   Williams, Mark A ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36749046386     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598130701709715     Document Type: Article

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