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Publication Date: 1992
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Compulsory Schooling, Child Study, Clinical Psychology, and Special Education: Origins of School Psychology.
Fagan, Thomas K.
American Psychologist, v47 n2 p236-43 Feb 1992
Discusses the history of school psychology, emphasizing the work of L. Witmer (1897, 1907, 1910, 1922) and G. S. Hall (1911, 1923). Providing psychological services in the schools is among the earliest instances of applied psychology. School psychology was one of many child-saving services originating from 1890 to 1920. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Development, Clinical Psychology, Compulsory Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Researchers, School Counseling, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Special Education, Trend Analysis
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Language: English
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