Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1993
Abstract
This article explores the historical context and institutional linkages that contributed to the genesis of special education during the early decades of this century. At the heart was the antinomy between a mandate for compulsory attendance and the practical interests for efficient school organization. The dilemma faced by city and state school systems was resolved by the successful anchoring of vocational education within public education and the scientific surety of intelligence testing. Yet key to the genesis of special education was the role of perceived gender differences. Early special education categories of backward pupils and truant and incorrigible pupils were defined by the conception of the ''bad boy,'' which linked special education to the male reformatory.
Publication Title
American Journal of Education
Volume
101
Issue
4
First Page
359
Last Page
392
Required Publisher's Statement
Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1085770
Recommended Citation
Richardson, John G. and Parker, Tara L., "The Institutional Genesis of Special-Education – The American Case" (1993). Sociology. 6.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/sociology_facpubs/6
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Special education--United States--History--20th century; Juvenile delinquents--Vocational education--United States--History--20th century; Youth with disabilities--Vocational education--United States--History--20th century;
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education (U.S.)
Geographic Coverage
United States
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
