Youth Welfare and the Practice of German Reformatories in the Weimar Republic: Between Social Reintegration and Exclusion of the "Behaviorally Maladjusted".

The article discusses German reformatories, established and run by religious organizations, for young men during the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919-1933. It particularly focuses on an essay written by a resident of a reform school criticizing the practice of correctional education, commenting...

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Published in:Social Justice Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 11 - 31
Main Author: Harder, Jürgen
Format: Article
Published: Social Justice 2011
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        Germany
        Educational change
        Education of prisoners
        Reformatories
        Education
        Education of young men
        Social Darwinism
        Young adults
        History
        History of education policy
        Institutional schools
        Weimar Republic, 1918-1933
        Twentieth century
        History of educational change
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          Educational change
          Education of prisoners
          Reformatories
          Education
          Education of young men
          Social Darwinism
          Young adults
          History
          Germany
          All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
          Educational Support Services
          Administration of Education Programs
          Other provincial and territorial public administration
          Other local, municipal and regional public administration
          Correctional Institutions
          Provincial correctional services
          History of education policy
          Institutional schools
          Weimar Republic, 1918-1933
          Twentieth century
          History of educational change
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