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Holland, John L.; Astin, Alexander W. – Journal of Higher Education, 1979
Though the terms "talent" and "talent loss" can be defined several ways, social scientists and educators doing research define them in surprisingly uniform and limited ways. Some of the fallacies and limitations of these definitions are pointed out and some alternative approaches are suggested. (Article originally published in…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Definitions, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education