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Likierman, Meira – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2012
During the First World War, Bion fought in three major battles over a period of two years. He left ample writings both honest and soul searching. Travelling to The Front under raging pressure from his father, he enlisted in a state of mind, which fluctuated wildly between wanting to be a "hero" and sudden fears that made him join the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Group Dynamics, Catholic Schools
Willings, David – Gifted Education International, 1994
This article recounts the case of a gifted French adolescent girl whose life, characterized by family problems and lack of support, resulted in her tragic suicide at the age of 17. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Emotional Problems, Family Problems
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Simpson, Murray K. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007
In constructing a framework for the participation and inclusion in political life of subjects, the Enlightenment also produced a series of systematic exclusions for those who did not qualify: including "idiots" and "primitive races". "Idiocy" emerged as part of wider strategies of governance in Europe and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Citizenship, Foreign Policy