Preservice teachers’ perceptions of behaviors characteristic of ADHD and giftedness

Roeper Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-26

  Rinn, Anne N ^a   Nelson, Jason M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84973328641     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190802527349     Document Type: Article

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