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Special Education and Social Control Invisible Disasters
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1982. Between 1955 and 1980 the number of pupils in special needs schools in Britain increased tenfold. Between 1970 and 1977 the number of units for ‘difficult’ pupils also increased tenfold and went on increasing. Some observers saw this as a welcome advance in special education, others as an extension of discrimination. The authors of this study highlight the dangers of such... Read more
Notes About the Authors; 1. Introduction 2. Special Education and the State: 1880-1980 3. Social Control Through a Medical Model 4. The Range of Special Education in Britain 5. Classroom Diagnoses 6. The Decision to Refer 7. Children Referred 8. Praxis?; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Julienne Ford, Denis Mongon, Maurice Whelan
