Sociology and Special Education: Differentiation and Allocation in Mass Education.

Carrier, James G.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Sociology and Special Education: Differentiation and Allocation in Mass Education.

Carrier, James G.

American Journal of Education, v94 n3 p281-312 May 1986

Presents a structural framework for the sociological analysis of special education. Describes special education as one of the ways in which schools perform their reproductive task by differentiating children and allocating them to different educational treatments. Employs the framework to analyze the different histories of special education in England and the United States. (KH)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Sociology, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Public Schools, Social Control, Social Structure, Special Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United States

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