Genetics and educational attainment

Abstract We explore how advances in our understanding of the genetics of complex traits such as educational attainment could constructively be leveraged to advance research on education and learning. We discuss concepts and misconceptions about genetic findings with regard to causes, consequences, a...

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Autores principales:	David Cesarini, Peter M. Visscher
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/df8e9f9415f448cf8c3009d9e9281650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:df8e9f9415f448cf8c3009d9e92816502021-12-02T12:30:41ZGenetics and educational attainment10.1038/s41539-017-0005-62056-7936https://doaj.org/article/df8e9f9415f448cf8c3009d9e92816502017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-017-0005-6https://doaj.org/toc/2056-7936Abstract We explore how advances in our understanding of the genetics of complex traits such as educational attainment could constructively be leveraged to advance research on education and learning. We discuss concepts and misconceptions about genetic findings with regard to causes, consequences, and policy. Our main thesis is that educational attainment as a measure that varies between individuals in a population can be subject to exactly the same experimental biological designs as other outcomes, for example, those studied in epidemiology and medical sciences, and the same caveats about interpretation and implication apply.David CesariniPeter M. VisscherNature PortfolioarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENnpj Science of Learning, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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topic	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
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description	Abstract We explore how advances in our understanding of the genetics of complex traits such as educational attainment could constructively be leveraged to advance research on education and learning. We discuss concepts and misconceptions about genetic findings with regard to causes, consequences, and policy. Our main thesis is that educational attainment as a measure that varies between individuals in a population can be subject to exactly the same experimental biological designs as other outcomes, for example, those studied in epidemiology and medical sciences, and the same caveats about interpretation and implication apply.
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Genetics and educational attainment

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