I have seen today that Andrew Sutton has posted on his blog a piece about definitions of Conductive Education. Recently I have been investigating this very thing and compiled a list of definitions from various dictionaries which I had hoped to publish later, but will now do so here.
As you will see some of the definitions are very brief and are often re-produced in various places.
Those that I have found are listed below:
Free dictionary online
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
conductive education
n
(Social Science / Education) an
educational system, developed in Hungary by András Petö, in which
teachers (conductors) teach children and adults with motor
disorders to function independently, by guiding them to attain their
own goals in their own way
Oxford
dictionaries
Conductive education noun
[mass noun] British
a system of training for people with motor disorders,
especially children, which aims to reduce their dependence on
artificial aids.
wordreference.com
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/conductive%20education
conductive education
n[oun]
an educational system, developed
in Hungary by András Petö, in which teachers (conductors)
teach children and adults with motor disorders to function
independently, by guiding them to attain their own goals in their
own way.
Collins English
Dictionary
noun
an educational system, developed in
Hungary by András Petö, in which teachers
( conductors ) teach children and adults with motor disorders
to function
independently, by guiding them to attain their own goals in their
own way
Oxford Advanced
Learners' Dictionary
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/conductive-education
a treatment for people with cerebral
palsy that was developed in Hungary and that involves special
physical exercises and learning methods
Dict.cc (german
english dictionary)
http://www.dict.cc/english-german/conductive+education+CE+%5BPet%C5%91's+system%5D.html
- conductive
education [Pető's
system]
- Petö-Therapie
/ Pető-Therapie {f}
[konduktive
Förderung nach Pető]
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductive_education
Conductive
Education,or CE, is an educational system that has been specifically developed
for children and adults who have motor disorders of neurological
origin such as cerebral
palsy. It is based on the premise that a person
who has a motor disorder may not only have a medical condition
requiring treatment, but may often have a major problem in learning
that requires special education. The spread of CE throughout the
world has probably in large part been due to the advocacy of families
who appear to have lost confidence in the existing systems of
treatment. These families strongly regard CE as a potentially
effective response to their needs. Because of the successes and
interest in Conductive Education, other scholars have begun to
examine the CE approach. Research studies of the efficiency of conductive education have been
inconclusive, however.
International
Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/encyclopedia/en/article/46/
This has quite a long piece, too long to reproduce here, but it concludes with:
To sum up, conductive education is a system that is established on the basis of scientific medical theory. It performs an active and effective function in treating children with cerebral palsy. The theory and techniques of conductive education comply with the rules of physical and mental development of disabled children and should be disseminated and promoted. In line with the continuing development of a civilized society, conductive education should be recognized, accepted, used and developed by more and more people. This will spur on the healthy development of the rehabilitation industry of disabled children. At the same time, we should acknowledge that there is a large gap between the ideals and practice of children's rehabilitation and that the road is very long.
Make of these what you will.
Perhaps a new statement is needed that not only explains exactly what Conductive Education is (clearly and succinctly, if that is possible) but also includes links to sources with more detailed and accurate information.
Anybody willing to have a go?
