1st Edition
Psychopathology at School Theorizing mental disorders in education
228 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
218 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Psychopathology at School provides a timely response to concerns about the rising numbers of children whose behaviour is recognised and understood as a medicalised condition, rather than simply as poor behaviour caused by other factors. It is the first scholarly analysis of psychopathology which draws on the philosophers Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari and Arendt to examine the processes whereby... Read more
1. Introduction 2. A Brief History of Mental Disorders in School 3. The Risk Factors? 'Race', Social Class and Gender 4. From the Cradle to the Crèche 5. Primary School 6. Secondary School 7. Colleges and Universities 8. Professionals' Interruptions 9. Conclusion - Learning, Teaching and the Thrill of Pedagogy
Biography
Valerie Harwood is a Future Fellow with the Australian Research Council and Associate Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
Julie Allan is Professor of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Birmingham, UK, and Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Borås, Sweden.
