Gray, SL;
(2022)
Phantasy and play: Susan Isaacs and child development.
London Review of Education
, 20
(1)
, Article 40. 10.14324/LRE.20.1.40.
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Abstract
This article discusses the work of Susan Isaacs (1885–1948), the IOE’s (Institute of Education), first director of the Department of Child Development. In addition to introducing child psychoanalysis to the UK, Isaacs was instrumental in mapping out the basis for a conceptual understanding of the role of aspects of imagination (which she termed ‘phantasy’) and play in the life of children. This allowed early childhood educators to develop holistic pedagogies that embraced both the intellectual and the social development of children. Her work has provided the basis for contemporary professional practice within the sector.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Phantasy and play: Susan Isaacs and child development |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/LRE.20.1.40 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.20.1.40 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited |
| Keywords: | Susan Isaacs, early childhood, child development, Malting House School, psychoanalysis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10160120 |
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