Self-concept of gifted children aged 9 to 13 years old

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-499

  Shi, Jiannong ^a,b   Li, Ying ^a,c   Zhang, Xingli ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shijiazhuang Post and Telecommunication Technical College   (China)

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EID: 53949093713     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jeg-2008-791     Document Type: Article

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