Behavioural genetics for education / edited by Yulia Kovas, Sergey Malykh and Darya Gaysina.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kovas, Yulia, editor.

Malykh, S. B. (Sergeĭ Borisovich), editor.

Gaysina, Darya, 1978- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavioral assessment.

Educational psychology.

Behavior genetics.

Learning ability--Genetic aspects.

Learning ability.

Cognition in children.

Physical Description:

xix, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Behavioral genetics for education

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

"Educational environments interact with children's unique genetic profiles, leading to wide individual differences in learning ability, motivation, and achievement in different academic subjects - even when children study with the same teacher, attend the same school and follow the same curriculum. This book considers how education can benefit from the recent progress in genetically informative research. The book provides new insights into the origins of individual differences in education traits such as cognitive abilities and disabilities; motivation and personality; behavioural and emotional problems; social functioning; well-being, and academic achievement. Written and edited by international interdisciplinary experts, this book will be of interest to teachers, parents, educational and developmental psychologists, policy makers and researchers in different fields working on educationally-relevant issues. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Robert Plomin

1. How genetics can help education / Yulia Kovas, Tatiana Tikhomirova, Fatos Selita, Maria G. Tosto, and Sergey Malykh

2. Gene-environment interplay and individual differences in psychological traits / Philipp Barsky and Darya Gaysina

3. Gene-environment correlations in the context of parenting and peer relationships / Jeffrey Henry, Michel Boivin, and Mara Brendgen

4. Behavioural genetic studies of reading and mathematics skills / Stephen A. Petrill

5. Studying rare genetic syndromes as a method of investigating aetiology of normal variation in educationally relevant traits / Maja Rodic, Darya Gaysina, Sophia Docherty, Sergey Malykh, Kaili Rimfeld, Robert Plomin, and Yulia Kovas

6. Self in the mirror of behavioural genetics: reflections from twin studies on self-esteem and self-concept / Yu L.L. Luo and Huajian Cai

7. The nature and nurture of wellbeing / Claire M.A. Haworth

8. Molecular genetic investigations of personality: from candidate genes to genome-wide associations / Anastasiya Kazantseva, Sergey Malykh, and Elza Khusnutdinova

9. Behavioural genetic studies of child and adolescent psychopathology / Elena Gindina and Darya Gaysina

10. Genetic research on sleep, sleep disturbances and associated difficulties / Alice M. Gregory, Michael J. Parsons, Nicola L. Barclay, Philip Gehrman, and Rachael E. O'Leary

11. The role of genetic and environmental risk factors in the aetiology of suicidal behaviour / Aigul Zainullina, Adelina Valiullina, and Elza Khusnutdinova

12. Genetically informative investigations of neurophysiological traits / Sergey Malykh

13. Conclusion: Behavioural genomics and education / Yulia Kovas and Sergey Malykh.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137437310

1137437316

OCLC:

922155508