| The Myth of the Normal Curve Contributor(s): Danforth, Scot (Editor), Gabel, Susan L. (Editor), Dudley-Marling, Curt (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1433107295 ISBN-13: 9781433107290 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2010 Click for more in this series: Disability Studies in Education |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - General - Psychology | Research & Methodology |
| Dewey: 371.904 |
| LCCN: 2010023351 |
| Series: Disability Studies in Education |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" L (0.85 lbs) 262 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
| Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 242 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is generally taken for granted that human behavior distributes along the lines of a bell-shaped, normal curve. This idea underpins much educational theory, research, and practice. There is, however, a considerable body of research demonstrating that the normal curve grossly misrepresents the human experience. Yet the acceptance of the normal curve continues to be used to pathologize children and adults with disabilities by positioning them as abnormal. Collectively, the contributors to this volume critique the ideology of the normal curve. Some explicitly challenge the assumptions that underpin the normal curve. Others indirectly critique notions of normality by examining the impact of normal curve thinking on educational policies and practices. Many contributors go beyond critiquing the normal curve to propose alternative ways to imagine human differences. All contributors agree that the hegemony of the normal curve has had a devastating effect on those presumed to live on the boundaries of normal. |
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