Culturally and linguistically diverse students in gifted education: Recruitment and retention issues

Exceptional Children

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-306

  Ford, Donna Y ^a,c   Grantham, Tarek C ^b   Whiting, Gilman W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40749088924     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290807400302     Document Type: Article

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