{"product_id":"9781118482810","title":"G is for Genes The Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUnderstanding Children's Worlds\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eG is for Genes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Impact of Genetics on Education and Achievement\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKathryn Asbury | Robert Plomin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Education \u0026amp; Training\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eG is for Genes\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique viewpoint by bringing together genetics and education, disciplines with a historically difficult relationship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows that genetic influence is not the same as genetic determinism and that the environment matters at least as much as genes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to spark a public debate about what naturally-occurring individual differences mean for education and equality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Asbury\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in the Centre for Psychology in Education at the University of York, UK.  She has published widely on the influence of home and school environments on children’s achievement, behavior, and wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Plomin\u003c\/b\u003e is the Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King’s College London, UK.  He is the founder and principal investigator of the Twins’ Early Development Study (TEDS), and has published more than 500 papers and a dozen books on behavior genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 December 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118482810\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378755104908,"sku":"9781118482810","price":26.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118482810.jpg?v=1780280628","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118482810","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}