This book offers a psychoanalytic perspective on learning and teaching and on many of the issues which preoccupy those who work in educational institutions. It looks at the origins of learning in childrens early relationships and at factors which help and hinder the educational process in later childhood and adolescence. Amongst the topics addresse
Biddy Youell is an educationalist and psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic.
Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- "Where do babies come from?" What makes children want to learn? -- A theoretical overview: an introduction to psychoanalytic concepts and their application -- Play, playfulness, and learning -- Latency -- Adolescence -- Beginnings, endings, and times of transition -- Understanding behaviour: insight in the classroom and the value of observation -- Special educational needs -- Group dynamics in school -- Projective processes: gangs, bullying, and racism -- Families and schools -- Assessment, evaluation, and inspection -- Inclusion, exclusion, and self-exclusion
