Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education

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Reviewed in Quarterly Review 'A fascinating account of the history of the eugenics 'movement'... Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education is a fascinating resource for the reader and exposes the pervasiveness of eugenic ideas amongst policy makers.' childRIGHT, December - January 2008 "Clyde Chitty's vitally important new book provides a timely, skilful unpacking of the inter-related concepts of race, eugenics and general intelligence. Chitty, Professor of Education at Goldsmith's College, draws upon wide-ranging historical sources to demonstrate how this dehumanizing triad has been repeatedly invoked to justify the ordering of educational systems according to hierarchies of social class and ethnicity...It is not hyperbolic to say that I think that anyone, working in any sector of education, would gain from reading this scholarly, deeply humanistic book." Educational Review, December 2009 "Clyde Chitty's piece on eugenic theories and education should be required reading for all teachers and especially students ..." Review of 'A Tribute to Caroline Benn' in Race Equality Teaching * Blurb from reviewer * '[Eugenics, Race and Intelligence in Education] is accurate, lucid, very readable and academic without any academicism ... it has a critical role to play in today's debates and needs to be read and considered by millions.' Chris Searle, The Morning Star * Morning Star, The *