
Susan Isaacs
A Life Freeing the Minds of Children
Philip Graham(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. July 2019
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-0-367-32720-0 (ISBN)
Description
This biography provides a critical account of the life and work of Susan Isaacs (1885-1948). This educationist, a pioneer of child-centred education in Britain was also an early and historically important child psychoanalyst. She is described in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as the greatest influence on British education in t
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-32720-0 (9780367327200)
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Person
Graham, Philip
Content
Preface -- Introduction -- Damaged roots -- Our star student -- An academic marriage -- Finding a place on the couch -- The Malting House School: a dream becomes reality -- Rise and fall of the Malting House School -- Resurfacing -- Settled on the couch -- The wisdom of Ursula Wise -- Teaching the teachers -- Psycho-analysis in the 1930s: building up to war -- Battling for the minds of children -- Legacies