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Author Chitty, Clyde.

Title Eugenics, race and intelligence in education / Clyde Chitty ; with a foreword by Tony Benn.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 165 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Originally published: 2007.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-152) and index.
Contents Introduction: Nature versus nurture -- The "threat" of mass education -- The origins of the eugenics movement -- Eugenics and the intellectuals -- IQ and eleven-plus selection -- Intelligence testing challenged -- The new pre-occupation with intelligence and "race" -- The durability of eugenic theories -- Conclusion: Prospects for the future.
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Subject Educational psychology.
Educational psychology.
Eugenics.
Eugenics.
Intellect.
Intellect.
Nature and nurture.
Nature and nurture.
Ability in children.
Ability in children.
Education and state -- Great Britain.
Education and state.
Great Britain.
Education -- United States.
Education.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Chitty, Clyde. Eugenics, race and intelligence in education. London ; New York : Continuum, 2009 9780826426185 (DLC) 2010275006 (OCoLC)276648355
ISBN 9781441104144 (electronic book)
1441104143 (electronic book)
9780826426185
0826426182