“Just Challenge Those High-Ability Learners and They'll Be All Right!”. The Impact of Social Context and Challenging Instruction on the Affective Development of High-Ability Students

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-128

  Eddles Hirsch, Katrina ^a   Vialle, Wilma ^b   Rogers, Karen B ^c   McCormick, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

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EID: 84859839197     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932202X1002200105     Document Type: Article

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