G is for genes : the impact of genetics on education and achievement /

"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 D...

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Tác giả chính: Asbury, Kathryn
Tác giả khác: Plomin, Robert, 1948-
Định dạng: Điện tử eBook
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, [2014]
Loạt:Understanding children's worlds
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Truy cập trực tuyến:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Tóm tắt:"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"--
Mô tả vật lý:1 online resource (211 pages).
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references and index.
số ISBN:9781118482797 (e-book)