Addressing the achievement gap between minority and nonminority children by increasing access to gifted programs

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-158

  Olszewski Kubilius, Paula ^a   Lee, Seon Young ^a   Ngoi, Mephie ^a   Ngoi, Daphne ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42449127686     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016235320402800202     Document Type: Article

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