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Direct linkWalker, Sheila O.; Plomin, Robert – Educational Psychology, 2005
Despite a substantial body of research suggesting genetic influence on educationally relevant behavioural traits, it is not clear how the nature-nurture question is perceived by teachers. In order to answer this question, we surveyed 667 UK primary school teachers, and for comparison also surveyed 1,340 parents about their perceptions of genetic…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Learning Problems, Environmental Influences
