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G Is for Genes: The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement
Contributor(s): Asbury, Kathryn (Author), Plomin, Robert (Author)
ISBN: 1118482786     ISBN-13: 9781118482780
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $91.76  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Education & Training
- Education | Educational Psychology
Dewey: 370.152
LCCN: 2013017491
Series: Understanding Children's Worlds
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages
 
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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