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OverviewFor 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 has tended to focus on how the human mind functions and intellectual powers develop. The controversy is often simply expressed in terms of 'nature' versus 'nurture,' with some scientists declaring that human beings are a product of a transaction between the two. To many, such enquiry and speculation is little more than futile and depressing. Yet it can surely be argued that at least with regard to the development of abilities, the 'nature' versus 'nurture' debate has had dire consequences for the education of millions of young people. Furthermore, we need to question why this debate has been pursued with such vigour in both Britain and America. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Clyde Chitty (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780826489807ISBN 10: 082648980 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 22 August 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsForeword 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 futureReviewsClyde Chitty's vitally important new book provides a timely, skilful unpacking of the inter-related concepts of race, eugenics and general intelligence. Chitty, Professor of Education at Goldsmith's College, draws upon wide-ranging historical sources to demonstrate how this dehumanizing triad has been repeatedly invoked to justify the ordering of educational systems according to hierarchies of social class and ethnicity...It is not hyperbolic to say that I think that anyone, working in any sector of education, would gain from reading this scholarly, deeply humanistic book. Educational Review, December 2009 'A fascinating account of the history of the eugenics 'movement'... Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education is a fascinating resource for the reader and exposes the pervasiveness of eugenic ideas amongst policy makers.' childRIGHT, December - January 2008 Reviewed in Quarterly Review Clyde Chitty's piece on eugenic theories and education should be required reading for all teachers and especially students ... Review of 'A Tribute to Caroline Benn' in Race Equality Teaching Clyde Chitty's vitally important new book provides a timely, skilful unpacking of the inter-related concepts of race, eugenics and general intelligence. Chitty, Professor of Education at Goldsmith's College, draws upon wide-ranging historical sources to demonstrate how this dehumanizing triad has been repeatedly invoked to justify the ordering of educational systems according to hierarchies of social class and ethnicity...It is not hyperbolic to say that I think that anyone, working in any sector of education, would gain from reading this scholarly, deeply humanistic book. Educational Review, December 2009 'A fascinating account of the history of the eugenics 'movement'... Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education is a fascinating resource for the reader and exposes the pervasiveness of eugenic ideas amongst policy makers.' childRIGHT, December - January 2008 Author InformationClyde Chitty is Associate Professor at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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