Article ID: CBB756510954

Catholic Minds/Bodies–Souls: Catholic Schools and Eugenic Inspired Educational Reforms in the United States, 1915–1952 (2019)

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Social efficiency shaped much of public schooling in the United States during the early twentieth century. Simultaneously, Roman Catholic schools proliferated and became increasingly regulated by state departments of education. This led to increased influence of public education reform movements on Catholic schools. This article examines the arguments advanced by Catholic educators who questioned the educational measurement movement and eugenic-inspired reforms such as intelligence testing. It follows those debates during the early twentieth century through to the mid-century. American Catholic educators offered arguments beyond self-interest grounded in the principles of Catholic education with a commitment to educating the whole child – mind/body–soul – in the Thomist tradition. This historical case demonstrates how the dualist tradition of the mind/body–soul stood against the pseudo-scientific attempt of eugenicists in attempting to measure minds and bodies–souls.

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Authors & Contributors
Neem, Johann N.
Porter, Jim Wynter
Rothmüller, Barbara
Porter, James Wynter
Zenderland, Leila C.
Young, Jacy L.
Concepts
Intelligence tests
Eugenics
Psychology
Education
Roman Catholicism
Mind and body
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
England
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Germany
Institutions
National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
University of Toronto
American Eugenics Society
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