A five‐state analysis of gifted education policies

Roeper Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-23

  Brown, Elissa ^a   Avery, Linda ^b   Van Tassel‐Baska, Joyce ^a,c   Worley, Bess B ^d   Stambaugh, Tamra ^e  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b School of Education ^*  (United States)

^c Center for Gifted Education   (United States)

^d Center for Gifted Education and Muskingum College ^*  (United States)

^e MUSKINGUM COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 85007849574     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190609554379     Document Type: Article

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