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Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Chitty Clyde Visualizza persona
Titolo: Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (182 p.)
Disciplina: 370.15
Soggetto topico: Classism -- Great Britain -- History
Education -- Great Britain
Eugenics -- Great Britain -- History
Eugenics -- United States -- History
Intelligence tests -- Great Britain -- History
Intelligence tests -- United States -- History
Nature and nurture
Racism -- United States -- History
Educational psychology - Great Britain
Eugenics - United States
Intellect
Ability in children
Education and state
Education
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Family & Marriage
Theory & Practice of Education
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to the New Edition; Foreword; The Structure of the Book; Introduction: Nature versus Nurture; Chapter 1 The 'Threat' of Mass Education; Chapter 2 The Origins of the Eugenics Movement; Chapter 3 Eugenics and the Intellectuals; Chapter 4 IQ and Eleven-Plus Selection; Chapter 5 Intelligence Testing Challenged; Chapter 6 The New Preoccupation with Intelligence and 'Race'; Chapter 7 The Durability of Eugenic Theories; Conclusion: Prospects for the Future; Notes; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: For over a hundred years, psychologists and human biologists have been engaged in an often heated debate as to whether 'heredity' or 'environment' should be viewed as the determining factor in the creation of the human personality. For teachers and educationists, the discussion has tended to focus on how the human mind functions and intellectual powers develop. The controversy is often simply expressed in terms of 'nature' versus 'nurture,' with some scientists declaring that human beings are a product of a transaction between the two. To many, such enquiry and speculation is little more than
Titolo autorizzato: Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-20237-9
9786613202376
1-4411-0414-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910461324603321
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