Retarded Children: How Parental Attitudes Toward Placement of a Retarded Child in Special Classes Affects the Child's Adjustment in the Stevens School, Stamford, Connecticut, 1963–1965
Abstract
"The test of any civilization is the measure of consideration and care which it gives to its weakest members." This chapter deals with an introduction to the topic of mental retardation and its treatment in the special classes of the public school system. Following this, there appears a discussion of the appropriateness of the timing of the project and delimitation of the subject under study. This is accompanied by a review of previous research and an outline of the remainder of the study.Introduction. It is by no means an easy or quickly executed task to dislodge traditional beliefs rooted through centuries and nutured by general acceptance of them. Each human being, be he retarded or gifted, plays his part and fulfills his role. The retarded child can, and many do, learn to function within their limitations. This growth and fulfillment can only develop in an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance.
Subject Area
Multicultural Education|Educational psychology
Recommended Citation
Doyle, Lawrence Michael, "Retarded Children: How Parental Attitudes Toward Placement of a Retarded Child in Special Classes Affects the Child's Adjustment in the Stevens School, Stamford, Connecticut, 1963–1965" (1965). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31050498.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31050498
