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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
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| Colección: | Understanding children's worlds ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 1299848559 9781299848559 9781118482797 1118482794 1118482786 9781118482780 1118482816 9781118482810 1118482778 9781118482773 1118482808 9781118482803 111848276X 9781118482766 |