Supporting giftedness: Historical and contemporary contexts for mentoring within black mathematicians' academic communities

Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Walker, Erica N ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 79952378962     PISSN: 14926156     EISSN: 19424051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14926156.2011.548899     Document Type: Article

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