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6 - A Behavioral Genetic Perspective on Non-Cognitive Factors and Academic Achievement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2017

By
Elliot M. Tucker-Drob  and
K. Paige Harden
Edited by
Susan Bouregy ,
Elena L. Grigorenko ,
Stephen R. Latham  and
Mei Tan
Susan Bouregy
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Elena L. Grigorenko
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Stephen R. Latham
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Mei Tan
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Houston
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Genetics, Ethics and Education , pp. 134 - 158
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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