Youth Welfare and the Practice of German Reformatories in the Weimar Republic: Between Social Reintegration and Exclusion of the "Behaviorally Maladjusted"

The article discusses German reformatories, established and run by religious organizations, for young men during the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919-1933. It particularly focuses on an essay written by a resident of a reform school criticizing the practice of correctional education, commenting...

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Autor principal: Harder, Jürgen (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
En: Social justice
Año: 2011, Volumen: 38, Número: 4, Páginas: 11-30
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Twentieth Century
Social Darwinism
Weimar Republic, 1918-1933
Education > Germany
History of education policy
Educational change > History
History
Young adults
Education of young men
Institutional schools
Reformatories
Education of prisoners
Educational change
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Sumario:The article discusses German reformatories, established and run by religious organizations, for young men during the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919-1933. It particularly focuses on an essay written by a resident of a reform school criticizing the practice of correctional education, commenting on the historical perception of a crisis of educational, economic, and conceptual problems among the German youth. Other topics explored include the influence of social Darwinism on education, the reintegration of reformed inmates into wider society, and the development of youth welfare in early 20th century Germany.
ISSN:2327-641X