Download or read book Outside the Mainstream written by John S. Hurt and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1988 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite widespread concern about special education in recent years, there has not hitherto been any comprehensive survey of its origins. Even more than in other branches of education, however, an understanding of how it has evolved in the past is essential to any full appreciation of the social and educational issues it raises in the present.