Guidelines for Developing an Academic Acceleration Policy. National Work Group on Acceleration

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-203

  Colangelo, Nicholas ^a   Assouline, Susan G ^a   Marron, Maureen A ^a   Castellano, Jaime A ^b   Clinkenbeard, Pamela R ^b   Rogers, Karen ^b   Calvert, Eric ^c   Malek, Rosanne ^c   Smith, Donnajo ^c  

^a Representing the Belin Blank Center Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration (IRPA)   (United States)

^b Representing the National Association for Gifted Children   (United States)

^c Representing the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted   (United States)

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EID: 80052997588     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932202X1002100202     Document Type: Article

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