Review of Education of the Handicapped. Vol. 1

Abstract

Reviews the book, Education of the Handicapped. Volume I, History by M. E. Frampton and H. G. Rowell (eds.) (1938). The history of any subject is of value and interest because of the perspective it gives on current activities in that field. The present volume is intended to afford the material for such perspective in the field of education and care of the handicapped. There are sixteen contributors listed, with Drs. Frampton and Rowell as editors; however, there are only two cases where the contributions of the sixteen are indicated. Because of complete lack of historical studies in this field, this book has some significance even though it is very badly done. There is almost a complete lack of reference to the secondary sources which were obviously used, or to the work of the men referred to. There is a bibliography of some twenty pages which should prove useful to the teachers. It is unfortunate that the editors did not produce a real history of this new area instead of this very elementary work. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)