UID:
almafu_9961030621202883
Umfang:
1 online resource (350 pages)
Inhalt:
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 He draws on a range of sources including her own published and unpublished papers, multiple archives and intimate letters.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.
Anmerkung:
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 -- Psychoanalysis in the 1930s: Building up to War -- Battling for the Minds of Children -- Legacies -- Postscript.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-80064-719-0
Sprache:
Englisch
