Mental Deficiency
The Diagnosis and After-Care of Special School Leavers in Early Twentieth Century Birmingham (UK)1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4301255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Myers (0000-0001-7853-4721), Anna Brown (0000-0001-6119-7925) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 72-98 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2005.00247.x |
| OpenAlex | W2088087716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article explores some issues concerning the development and implementation of mental deficiency as an organising principle of state education policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More specifically, and using the city of Birmingham as a case study, it explores three themes. First, it provides a critical narrative of policymaking at the local level with the emphasis on governance and the politics of knowledge. Second, it engages with emerging debates around the processes of identification and diagnosis of children deemed in need of special schooling. Third, it employs both descriptive and inferential statistical models to realise some issues about the impact of diagnosis on the immediate life chances of those identified as mentally deficient
Corporate governance · Identification (biology · Management · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Historical Education Studies Worldwide · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |