TALENT LOSS IN MATHEMATICS: CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS

Creativity in Mathematics and the Education of Gifted Students

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 149-164

  Milgram, Roberta M ^a   Hong, Eunsook ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNLV College of Education   (United States)

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EID: 79951826838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789087909352_011     Document Type: Chapter

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