Should eminence based on outstanding innovation be the goal of gifted education and talent development? Implications for policy and research

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 358-364

  Subotnik, Rena F ^a   Rickoff, Rochelle ^a  

^a AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain specific talent; Eminence; Policy; Psychosocial skills; Talent development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954312576     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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