A narrow escape: Gifted students' perceptions of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-216

  Hertberg Davis, Holly ^a,b   Callahan, Carolyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced placement; High school; International baccalaureate; Secondary curriculum for the gifted; Teachers of the gifted

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949196627     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986208319705     Document Type: Article

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