A History of Childhood and DisabilityIn their chronological portrait, the authors synthesize the many voices of exceptional children, providing a historical picture that includes not only the perspective of the professional, but also, to the extent possible, that of the "client." The book begins by placing the origins of special education in historical context from Aristotle through the Enlightenment and beyond. Subsequent chapters consider individual "conditions" traditionally associated with specialized approaches (e.g., blindness, deafness, and retardation), discuss conditions that have given rise to further differentiation of childhood exceptionality, and offer a synthesis of themes and a prospective for a "new history," now emerging, of children considered exceptional. |
Contents
Childhood and Disability A Legacy of Neglect | |
PERSISTENCE OF PAST THEMES Exceptional Risk | 2 |
THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE | 11 |
Enlightenment and Revolution | 25 |
CURING THE DEAF | 27 |
NATURAL LANGUAGE | 34 |
THINKERS AND HEALERS | 42 |
Childhood Education and Social Reform | 54 |
EDUCABILITY AND LIMITS OF IMPROVEMENT | 169 |
MEASURING INTELLIGENCE | 174 |
DAY CLASSES | 178 |
Body Mind and Spirit Childrens Physical and Health Impairments | 187 |
EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN | 188 |
FOUR OVERVIEWS | 190 |
MORTALITY AND RISK IN CHILDHOOD | 199 |
SETTLEMENT WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS | 206 |
SCHOOLING FOR ALL | 62 |
COMMON SCHOOLS DIVERSE PUPILS | 76 |
Deafness Communication and Identity | 89 |
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL | 91 |
CONFLICTING IDEOLOGIES AND TRADITIONS | 94 |
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL AND THE ORAL REVIVAL | 99 |
A FAMILY AFFAIR | 105 |
CONFLICTING IDEOLOGIES | 108 |
GENETIC AND CULTURAL | 112 |
Blindness Charity to Independence | 121 |
SCHOOLS IN EUROPE | 123 |
SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES | 126 |
THE CHEVALIER AND HIS BROTHERSINARMS | 131 |
HELEN AND TEACHER | 136 |
LITERACY | 137 |
DAY CLASSES | 142 |
Mental Retardation Educability and Worth | 152 |
EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN | 153 |
HOWE AND SEGUIN | 154 |
INSTITUTIONAL MODELS | 157 |
INTERPRETATIONS OF MENTAL RETARDATION | 163 |
WAR DISABILITY AND THE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 210 |
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES | 215 |
AGENCIES SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL CLASSES | 218 |
Feared Victims Dependent Neglected Disturbed and Delinquent Youth | 222 |
INNOCENT VICTIMS AND WILLFUL BURDENS | 223 |
ASYLUMS FOR ORPHANS | 228 |
MANAGEMENT OF DELINQUENTS | 231 |
CHILD GUIDANCE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH | 241 |
Children with Communication and Processing Disabilities | 256 |
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | 261 |
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT | 266 |
PARENT ADVOCACY AND THE LEARNING DISABILITIES MOVEMENT | 276 |
REDEFINITIONS REDISCOVERIES AND NEW UNDERSTANDINGS | 279 |
Dimensions of a New History | 285 |
THE CONTEXT OF CHILDHOOD EXCEPTIONALITY | 286 |
EARLY INTERVENTION AND THE NEW ENVIRONMENTALISM | 294 |
CODA | 298 |
References | 300 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Spaced Out: Policy, Difference and the Challenge of Inclusive Education F. Armstrong No preview available - 2003 |
Education and Social Change: Themes in the History of American Schooling John L. Rury No preview available - 2005 |