G is for genes : the impact of genetics on education and achievement / Kathryn Asbury and Robert Plomin.

By: Asbury, KathrynContributor(s): Plomin, Robert, 1948-Material type: TextTextSeries: Understanding children's worldsPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, [2014]Copyright date: 2014Description: 1 online resource (211 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118482797Subject(s): Learning ability -- Genetic aspects | Academic achievement | Behavior geneticsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: G is for genes : the impact of genetics on education and achievement.DDC classification: 370.15/23 LOC classification: LB1134 | .A83 2014Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
part one. In theory -- part two. In practice.
Summary: "G is for Genes shows how a dialogue between geneticists and educationalists can have beneficial results for the education of all children--and can also benefit schools, teachers, and society at large. -Draws on behavioral genetic research from around the world, including the UK-based Twins' Early Development Study (TEDS), one of the largest twin studies in the world -Offers a unique viewpoint by bringing together genetics and education, disciplines with a historically difficult relationship -Shows that genetic influence is not the same as genetic determinism and that the environment matters at least as much as genes -Designed to spark a public debate about what naturally-occurring individual differences mean for education and equality"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

part one. In theory -- part two. In practice.

"G is for Genes shows how a dialogue between geneticists and educationalists can have beneficial results for the education of all children--and can also benefit schools, teachers, and society at large. -Draws on behavioral genetic research from around the world, including the UK-based Twins' Early Development Study (TEDS), one of the largest twin studies in the world -Offers a unique viewpoint by bringing together genetics and education, disciplines with a historically difficult relationship -Shows that genetic influence is not the same as genetic determinism and that the environment matters at least as much as genes -Designed to spark a public debate about what naturally-occurring individual differences mean for education and equality"-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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