122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
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Providing an overview of the various understandings and approaches taken to dyslexia over the last 100 years, this text considers why men have traditionally taken the lead in dyslexia theory and research, whilst women have often been confined to practice.
Exploring how and why particular pathways in dyslexia theory, research and practice were historically pursued, whilst other potentially... Read more
Introduction
Chapter One: The dyslexia scene today and the problems it raises
Chapter Two: The dyslexia pioneers and the gender divide
Chapter Three: A critique of authority and wisdom in dyslexia research, politics and education
Chapter Four: An alternative trajectory? The three educational faces of dyslexia
Some final thoughts
References
Index
Biography
Diane Montgomery is Professor Emerita in Education at Middlesex University, London, UK.
