Special schools and other options for gifted STEM students

Roeper Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Olszewski Kubilius, Paula ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contests and competitions; Distance learning; Dual enrollment; Mentorships; Outside of school programs; Science and math talent; Summer programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958124560     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190903386892     Document Type: Article

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