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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 1973 Australian Council for Educational Research
- ISSN
- 0004-9441
- eISSN
- 2050-5884
- DOI
- 10.1177/000494417301700311
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Book Reviews Jensen, Arthur R., Educability and Group Differences. London : Methuen Br Co. Ltd., 1973. Pp. XiiiS.407. $Al1.70. This book is an extension of that small part of Jensen's 1969 Harvard Educational Review article, How Much Can We Boost I.Q. and Scholastic Achievement ? which deals with racial differences in intelligence and which has provoked cries of " Fight racism, fire Jensen ! " in many circles. It is clearly intended for the professional reader, as the force of many of the arguments would be lost without a good grasp of statistical procedures such as variance and regression analyses. Educability and Group Differences challenges the view that individual and subpopulation differences in intelligence are largely attributable to environ- mental variation, and, by implication, the belief that these differences are able to be modified by environmental intervention. The book also supports the genetic point of view which implies that these differences are attributable to genetic variation and that cognitive functioning is somewhat less malleable than has hitherto been assumed in educational circles. In places it is disappointing in that more time is spent arguing against environmentalism, when what is needed to satisfy a number of Jensen's critics is more
Journal
Australian Journal of Education – SAGE
Published: Oct 1, 1973