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Commonalities in the history of psychiatry and schooling

Bibliographic Data

ID12213748
AuthorsIvor Goodson (0000-0001-6839-9490, Western University, corresponding author), Ian Dowbiggin (Western University)
Year1989
Volume2
Issue3
Pages203-220
Publication date1989-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-8398 • E-ISSN: 1366-5898
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0951839890020303
OpenAlexW2157743943
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited16

The following paper sketches a parallel between the development of professional psychiatry in nineteenth century France and the development of geography as a school subject in England in the late nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries. In each case, the activities were developed, not in response to clients#shlearners needs, but in the interest of professional status and authority. The authors contend that until complex relations between professional power and professional knowledge are studied, “schooling” will not become true education, and psychiatry will not be synonymous with mental health

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