G is for Genes

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The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement

By Kathryn Asbury and Robert Plomin

Series: Understanding Children's Worlds

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G is for Genes explores the intersection of genetics and education, demonstrating how collaboration between geneticists and educationalists can improve outcomes for children, schools, and society. The book draws on extensive behavioural genetic research, including the UK-based Twins’ Early Development Study, to highlight that genetic influence does not dictate destiny and that environmental factors are equally crucial. It aims to ignite a public conversation about individual differences and their implications for education and equality.
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Ideal for educators, psychologists, parents, students of education and behavioural genetics, as well as anyone interested in the science behind learning and individual differences. The book serves both a professional and general readership seeking to understand the role of genetics alongside environment in education.

G is for Genes summariezes the latest research and explores, in a scientific and non-political way, what genetic research means for schools, and for the choices parents have to make about their children's education.

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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 behavioural 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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G is for Genes is praised for its accessible and engaging presentation of complex scientific findings, making genetic research and its educational implications understandable to a broad audience. Reviews highlight it as an important and thought-provoking work for educationists, teachers, psychologists, parents, and learners alike. Critics commend the authors for their balanced and constructive approach to sensitive educational issues, breaking down genetics without suggesting determinism.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118482810

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 November 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 286g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Kathryn Asbury Non-Fiction Robert Plomin Series: Understanding Children's Worlds

About the Author

Kathryn Asbury is a Lecturer in the Centre for Psychologyin Education at the University of York, UK. She has publishedwidely on the influence of home and school environments onchildren s achievement, behavior, and wellbeing. Robert Plomin is the Professor of Behavioural Genetics atthe MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre,King s College London, UK. He is the founder andprincipal investigator of the Twins Early Development Study(TEDS), and has published more than 500 papers and a dozen books onbehavior genetics.

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