G Is for Genes : The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement, Paperba...

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Publication Name: G Is for Genes : the Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement Language: English Item Height: 0.5 in height: 0.5 in width: 6.1 in Publication Year: 2013 Series: Understanding Children's Worlds Ser. Author: Kathryn Asbury, Robert Plomin Type: Textbook Number of Pages: 224 Pages ISBN: 9781118482810 Subject: Education & Training, Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics Subject Area: Science, Psychology Item Length: 9.1 in Item Weight: 10.1 Oz Item Width: 6.1 in Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John Book Title: G Is for Genes : The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievem

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G Is for Genes : The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement, Paperba.... "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. G Is for Genes : The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement, Paperback by Asbury, Kathryn; Plomin, Robert, ISBN 1118482816, ISBN-13 9781118482810, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "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"--