(Ab)normality and (in)educability – whose voices can be found in historical sources on intellectually "abnormal" children?

In this article, I focus on a group of people whose voices in archival materials are especially hard, or very unusual, to find. This group comprises intellectually "abnormal" children. Using the example of German-speaking Switzerland and focusing on the late 19 and early 20 centuries, I will show th...

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Publicado en:Paedagogica Historica Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 349 - 363
Autor principal: Hofmann, Michèle
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2022
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