Genetic and environmental contributions to educational attainment in Australia.

Autor/inn/en	Miller, Paul; Mulvey, Charles; Martin, Nick
Titel	Genetic and environmental contributions to educational attainment in Australia.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 20 (2001) 3, S. 211-224Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 50; Tabellen 4
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/S0272-7757(00)00018-2
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Bildungsniveau; Umwelteinfluss; Intelligenz (Psy); Soziale Herkunft; Familie; Schulerfolg; Vererbung; Zwilling; Australien
Abstract	The genetic and environmental contribution to educational attainment in Australia are examined using a multiple regression model drawn from the medical research literature. Data from a large sample of Australian twins are analysed. The findings indicate that at least as much as 50 percent and perhaps as much as 65 percent of the variance in educational attainments can be attributed to genetic endowments. It is suggested that only around 25 percent of the variance in educational attainments may be due to environmental factors, though this contribution is shown to be around 40 percent when adjustments for measurement error and assortive mating are made. The high fraction of the observed variation in educational attainments due to genetic differences is consistent with results reported [in other studies which are cited in the article]. (DIPF/orig. )
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2002_(CD)