The Incomplete Child: An Intellectual History of Learning Disabilities

by Scot Danforth

Book Overview

With the passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975, the learning disability construct gained national legitimacy. Feeding that political achievement, behind the very idea of a learning disability, was the development of a science that blended neurology, psychology, and education. This book tracks the historical creation of the science of learning disabilities, beginning with the clinical research with brain-injured World War I soldiers conducted by German...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143310170X
• ISBN13: 9781433101700
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.