Reductionism versus emergentism: A framework for understanding conceptions of giftedness

Roeper Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 144-151

  Dai, David Yun ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 85007865126     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190509554308     Document Type: Article

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