Never the Twain Shall Meet: Bell, Gallaudet, and the Communications Debate
written by Richard Winefield, 1949- (District of Columbia: Gallaudet University Press, 2000, originally published 1987), 161 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Throughout the last two centuries, a controversial question has plagued the field of education of the deaf: should sign language be used to communicate with and instruct deaf children? Never the Twain Shall Meet focuses on the debate over this question, especially as it was waged in the nineteenth century, when it was at its highest pitch and the battle lines were clearly drawn. In addition to exploring Alexander Graham Bell's and Edward Miner Gallaudet's familial and educational backgrounds, Never the Twain Shall Meet looks at how their views of society affected their philosophies of education and how their work continues to influence the education of deaf students today.
- Field of Interest
- Disability Studies
- Author
- Richard Winefield, 1949-
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 1987 Gallaudet University Press
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 1987
- Page Count
- 161
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Place Published / Released
- District of Columbia
- Subject
- Disability Studies, Diversity, Independence, Education, & Accessibility, Educational philosophies, Special education, Sign language, Children, Deafness, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Edward Miner Gallaudet, fl. 1864-1910, Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859)
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education