Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

child development, psychologist, Susan Sutherland Isaacs

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Susan Sutherland Isaacs was a British psychologist and psychoanalyst who rose to prominence during the nineteenth century progressive educational movement. Isaacs is best known for her publications on the intellectual and social development of children, as well as her theories regarding the education of children through free play.  Furthermore, Issacs served as the first principal of the Malting House School, one of the earliest progressive schools to incorporate the theories of psychoanalysis within its curriculum (Graham, 2009).

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