Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950: IQ testing, child guidance clinics, and hospitalisation.

This article explores the role of psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from 1920 to 1950. Whereas the role and rise of educational psychology and IQ-testing in the differentiation processes in schooling have been examined through earlier research, the role of ps...

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Published in:	Paedagogica Historica Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 391 - 416
Main Authors:	Hamre, Bjørn, Axelsson, Thom, Ludvigsen, Kari
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2019
Subjects:	Intelligence testing in children History of psychiatry Categorization (Psychology) Educational psychology Child guidance clinics Education Hospital care of children Scandinavian history School children Primary education Twentieth century Scandinavia
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