Susan Isaacs : A Life Freeing the Minds of Children.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, P. J. (Philip Jeremy), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child psychoanalysts--Great Britain--Biography.

Child psychoanalysts.

Teachers--Great Britain--Biography.

Teachers.

Isaacs, Susan Sutherland Fairhurst, 1885-1948.

Isaacs, Susan Sutherland Fairhurst.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Susan Isaacs

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

This revised and expanded edition of Susan Isaacs: A Life Freeing the Minds of Children by Philip Graham, provides a comprehensive biography of a highly influential educationist and psychoanalyst. The book covers Isaacs' childhood through to the end of her life, making it of great interest to historians of British education and of psychoanalysis as well as to practicing early years teachers and psychoanalysts. Graham describes the origins of the theories behind Isaacs' work while also placing her contribution into context with other contemporary educationists. He draws on a range of sources including her own published and unpublished papers, multiple archives and intimate letters. Such wealth of information and anecdotes gives an insight into her childhood, marriage, and career creating a deeper understanding of both Isaacs' personal life and her achievements.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Preface

Preface to Second Edition

Introduction

1. Damaged Roots

2. Our Star Student

3. An Academic Marriage

4. Finding A Place on the Couch

5. The Malting House School: A Dream Becomes Reality

6. Rise and Fall of The Malting House School

7. Resurfacing

8. Settled on the Couch

9. The Wisdom of Ursula Wise

10. Teaching the Teachers

11. Psychoanalysis in the 1930s: Building up to War

12. Battling for the Minds of Children

13. Legacies

14. Postscript

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345) and index.

ISBN:

1-80064-716-6

1-80064-717-4

OCLC:

1372396381