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National Center on Deaf-Blindness, 2019
This report is the 33rd edition of the annual National Child Count of Children and Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind, the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. Begun in 1986 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, it represents a collaborative effort between the National Center on…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Children
Rocha dos Reis, Pedro – 2000
The GENET (gene + net) Forum was designed as a contribution to help teachers and pupils to develop critical thinking, creativity, and values capable of assuring to future citizens an active and responsible involvement in societal evolution. This project (which includes a chat and online discussion forum) explores the ethical, legal, and social…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Current Events, General Education, Genetic Engineering
Egbochuku, E. O.; Imogie, A. O. – 2002
Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of hereditary disorders of the structure of hemoglobin of red blood cells. This disorder involves the inheritance of two abnormal genes, which are related to the hemoglobin promotion, at least, one of which is the sickle cell gene. Nigeria, by virtue of her large population, has the greatest number of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, College Students, Counseling
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Miller, Paul; Mulvey, Charles; Martin, Nick – Economics of Education Review, 2001
Data from a large sample of Australian twins indicate that 50 to 65 percent of variance in educational attainments can be attributed to genetic endowments. Only about 25 to 40 percent may be due to environmental factors, depending on adjustments for measurement error and assortative mating. (Contains 51 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul; Salvanes, Kjell – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2006
Lower birth weight babies have worse outcomes, both short-run in terms of one year mortality rates and longer run in terms of educational attainment and earnings. However, recent research has called into question whether birth weight itself is important or whether it simply reflects other hard-to-measure characteristics. By applying within twin…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Educational Attainment, Mortality Rate, Labor Market