Coping with Diversity in City School Systems: The Role of Mental Testing in Shaping Special Classes for Mentally Retarded Children in Los Angeles, 1900-1930.

Hendrick, Irving G.; Mac Millan, Donald L.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Coping with Diversity in City School Systems: The Role of Mental Testing in Shaping Special Classes for Mentally Retarded Children in Los Angeles, 1900-1930.

Hendrick, Irving G.; Mac Millan, Donald L.

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v22 n1 p10-17 Mar 1987

A review of historical documents from the early 1900's in Los Angeles indicated that although mental testing played an important diagnostic role, it did not determine special class placement or establishment of special classes. Teacher referral was equally important in placement decisions. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation, Psychological Testing, Special Classes, Student Placement

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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)

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