The influence of Belgian (psycho)pedagogy on António de Sena Faria de Vasconcelos and on the education of ‘abnormal’ children ; Las influencias (psico) pedagógicas belgas en Faria de Vasconcelos y su repercusión en la educación de niños anormales (escolares) ; As influencias (psico)pedagóxicas belgas en Faria de Vasconcelos e a súa repercusión na educación de nenos anormais (escolares) ; As influências (psico)pedagógicas belgas em Faria de Vasconcelos e a repercussão na educação das crianças ‘anormais’ (escolares)

António de Sena Faria de Vasconcelos (1880-1939) was a Portuguese educator, a follower of the progressive New School movement, and a prominent figure in the field of pedagogical science of the time. Part of his work was devoted to studying and solving the educational problems of pedagogically ‘abnormal’ and disabled children and young people through the development of special schools, specialised teachers and specially adapted teaching methods. This article is based on a hermeneutic analysis of Faria de Vasconcelos’s publications and other sources from the time. The aims of the study are: to u... Mehr ...