Childhood and After
- Author:
Susan Isaacs, M.A., D.Sc.
Routledge & Kegan Paul, Ltd. 15s.
This collection of papers and clinical studies, previously published in psychological and educational journals, is one of the last publications of Dr Susan Isaacs, whose lamented death took place recently. It contains some extremely interesting analytical material as well as one or two papers of a less technical nature.
In the paper on the ” Educational Value of the Nursery School Mrs. Isaacs gives a delightful description of the young child, his needs and interests. ” We have only to watch his play with a discerning eye “, she says, ” and to listen to his comments and questions, in order to realize how his mind is beset with problems of one sort or another?problems of skill, problems of seeing and understanding, problems of feeling and behaving. The appreciation of this central fact may be looked upon as the master key to the child’s mental development.”
There is an interesting paper on ” Recent Advances in the Psychology of Young Children ” in which the author discusses some general trends in child psychology and refers in some detail to certain specific studies.
To do justice to the book it would be necessary to comment on each of the papers separately, which space does not allow. There is no doubt, however, that the reader with analytical knowledge will find this a useful and enjoyable book. For those with less technical knowledge, it might have been more acceptable had the educational essays been published separately or at least grouped together in one section of the book. There is just a possibility that some readers may fail to realize that, although some of the papers are technically psycho-analytic, others would be easily understood and should prove helpful to all who are interested in children. C.H.S.
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