Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education

Zusatztext '[Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education] is accurate, lucid, very readable and academic without any academicism ... it has a critical role to play in today's debates and needs to be read and considered by millions.' Chris Searle, The Morning Star Informationen zum Autor Clyde Chitty is Associate Professor at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Vorwort A fascinating study into how eugenics and concepts of intelligence have influenced education systems in both the UK and US Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Tony Benn Introduction: Nature versus nurture 1. The 'threat' of mass education 2. The origins of the eugenics movement 3. Eugenics and the intellectuals 4. IQ and eleven-plus selection 5. Intelligence testing challenged 6. The new pre-occupation with intelligence and 'race' 7. The durability of eugenics theories Conclusion: Prospects for the future

Product details

• Authors: Tony Benn, Clyde Chitty, Chitty Clyde
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2007
• EAN: 9780826489807
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8980-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Continuum Studies in Education; Continuum Studies in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology