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Diagnosing Disorderly Children: A Critique Of Behaviour Disorder Discourses, Valerie Harwood
Diagnosing Disorderly Children: A Critique Of Behaviour Disorder Discourses, Valerie Harwood
Valerie Harwood
Based on the author's in-depth research with children diagnosed with behavioural difficulties, this book provides a thorough critique of today's practices, examining:
*The traditional analyses of behavioural disorders and the making of disorderly children *The influence of the 'expert knowledge' on behavioural disorders and its influence on schools, communities and new generations of teachers *The effect of discourses of mental disorder on children and young people *The increasing medicalisation of young children with drugs such as Ritalin.
This book offers an innovative and accessible analysis of a critical issue facing schools and society today, using Foucaultian notions to pose critical …
Review Of Pathways And Transitions In Victoria, Justin Brown, Peter Noonan, Geoff Noblett
Review Of Pathways And Transitions In Victoria, Justin Brown, Peter Noonan, Geoff Noblett
Justin Brown
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