ERIC Number: EJ1472175
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Publication Date: 2025-May
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Available Date: 2025-05-12
Investigating Opinions about the Relevance of Genetic and Environmental Research in Education: The Role of Parental Status, Working in Education and Heritability Ratings
Emma Greenwood1; Robert Chapman1
Mind, Brain, and Education, v19 n2 p73-82 2025
Genetic research has a potentially increasing impact on educational practices. This study investigated attitudes towards the utility of genetic and environmental research in personalising education, with comparisons between parents/non-parents and educators/non-educators, as well as how these attitudes may relate to heritability ratings of educationally relevant traits (N = 6,304). Data was collected using the International Genetic Literacy and Attitudes Survey (iGLAS). Overall, participants endorsed environmental research more than genetic research to personalising education. Parents were slightly less likely to endorse genetic (but not environmental) research than non-parents. Educators tended to endorse environmental research over genetic research when compared to non-educators; however, effect sizes were minimal. Participants ranking educational traits as more heritable were more likely to endorse genetic (but not environmental) research in education. Future work should focus on promoting the importance of genetic and environmental research in education.
Descriptors: Genetics, Scientific Research, Environmental Research, Individualized Instruction, Parent Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Preferences, Personality Traits, Environmental Influences
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Goldsmiths, University of London