TY - BOOK
T1 - G is for Genes
T2 - The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement
AU - Asbury, Kathryn
AU - Plomin, Robert
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - 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
AB - 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
U2 - 10.1002/9781118482766
DO - 10.1002/9781118482766
M3 - Book
SN - 9781118482780
VL - N/A
T3 - Understanding children's worlds
BT - G is for Genes
PB - Wiley
CY - Chichester
ER -