The “me” behind the mask: Intellectually gifted students and the search for identity

Roeper Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-174

  Gross, Miraca U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 85007866577     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783199809553885     Document Type: Article

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