Talented athletes and academic achievements: A comparison over 14 years

High Ability Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-64

  Jonker, Laura ^a   Elferink Gemser, Marije T ^a   Visscher, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Educational level; Self regulation; Sport talent; Talent development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449602401     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598130902863691     Document Type: Article

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