Intelligence and how to get it : why schools and cultures count / Richard E. Nisbett.

Author/creator Nisbett, Richard E.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
Descriptionx, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Varieties of intelligence -- Heritability and mutability -- Getting smarter -- Improving the schools -- Social class and cognitive culture -- IQ in black and white -- Mind the gap -- Advantage Asia? -- People of the book -- Raising your child's intelligence ... and your own -- Epilogue: What we now know about intelligence and academic achievement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-282) and index.
LCCN 2008044477
ISBN9780393065053 (hardcover)
ISBN0393065057 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF431 .N57 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold