{"product_id":"g-is-for-genes-p-9781118482810","title":"G is for Genes P","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asbury, Plomin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118482810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40689455267955,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":40.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b3c08a17-790b-4d83-afc4-e0adc539cb60.jpg?v=1675265051","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/g-is-for-genes-p-9781118482810","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}