The sound of educational reform: Disability, special education and the history of reform pedagogy from 1880 till 1940 KU Leuven
The research project will examine to what and how did international progressive educational ideals – and in particular the work of Decroly and Montessori – impact on Belgian special education for persons with sensorial disabilities in between 1880 and 1940. This will be answered by investigating the following subquestions: first, to what extent did, and if so how, reform pedagogical ideals – and in particular the work of Maria Montessori and ...