Susan Sutherland Isaacs

Psychologist, Author

1885 – 1948

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Who was Susan Sutherland Isaacs?

Susan Sutherland Isaacs, CBE was a Lancashire-born educational psychologist and psychoanalyst. She published studies on the intellectual and social development of children and promoted the nursery school movement. For Isaacs developing a child’s independence, which is best achieved through play, was the best way for children to learn and the role of adults and early educators was to guide children's play.

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Born
May 24, 1885
Turton Urban District
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Newnham College, Cambridge
Died
Oct 12, 1948

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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