Susan Isaacs

The First Biography

D.E.M. Gardner

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Routledge
18 September 2017

Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Philosophy & theory of education; Educational psychology

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education

Originally published in 1969, this is the first biography of Susan Isaacs, the first attempt to estimate her incalculable contribution to the theory and practice of the education of young children.

As a pioneer of new teaching methods, Susan Isaacs will be remembered mainly for her work at the Malting House School in Cambridge in the 1920s, and her contribution was such that in 1933 the Department of Child Development at the University of London, Institute of Education was specially created for her; she was Head of the Department until 1943.

But Susan Isaacs was also a psychoanalyst, and D.W. Winnicott in his Foreword refers to the time when he was supplying cases for her child analysis training: ‘I watched with interest her sensitive management of the total family situation, a difficult thing when one is engaged in learning while carrying out a psycho-analytic treatment involving daily sessions over years.’

D.E.M. Gardner, who was a close friend as well as student of Susan Isaacs, begins by describing Susan’s childhood in a Lancashire cotton town, and throughout the book she helps us to feel the force of Susan’s personality and intellect – ‘she was a truly great person, one who has had a tremendous influence for good on the attitude of parents and of teachers to the children in their care’.

By: D.E.M. Gardner
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 19
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138038431
ISBN 10: 1138038431
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 18 September 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword. Preface. 1. Childhood 2. Adolescence and Youth 3. Maturity 4. Fulfilment (i) The Malting House School 5. Fulfilment (ii) The Department of Child Development 6. The Last Nine Years 7. Her Contribution to Education. Appendices and Bibliography.

D.E.M. Gardner

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