Never the Twain Shall Meet: Bell, Gallaudet, and the Communications Debate

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
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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

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