The Historical Development of Special Education: Humanitarian Rationality or 'Wild Profusion of Entangled Events'?.

Armstrong, Felicity

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ERIC Number: EJ677570

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Historical Development of Special Education: Humanitarian Rationality or 'Wild Profusion of Entangled Events'?

Armstrong, Felicity

History of Education, v31 n5 p437-56 Sep 2002

Discusses the historical development of special education in England and France using Michel Foucault's distinction between traditional and effective history. States attitudes and practices relating to difference are culture specific. Concludes that a variety of means should be used in challenging and interpreting other positions taken when examining comparative special education issues. (KDR)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Comparative Education, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational History, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Special Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: France; United Kingdom (England)

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