Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education
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 h...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Publishing
2007.
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| Edición: | First edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798292906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
