Richard Bailey is a writer and researcher in education and sport. A former teacher in both primary and secondary schools and a teacher trainer, he has been Professor at a number of leading Universities in the UK. He now lives and works in Germany.

Reading Bailey's fine book brought alive again for me my own sympathies with the philosophy of A.S. Neill, and respect for him as a practitioner as well as theorist, as well as a recognition of his shortcomings. Bailey has given us an excellent frame through which to view the life and ideas of this education colossus. From the foreword by James Tooley, Professor of Education Policy, Newcastle University, UK A fascinating study that should convince even the most sceptical that A. S. Neill was an educator of some significance. Richard Bailey persuasively, and with a wealth of illuminating personal detail, argues that while Neill routinely shrugged off his credentials as a theorist he was nonetheless much more of a thinking man than he has been given credit for. This account of his life and work is as engaging, entertaining and serious as the man himself. Robin Barrow, Professor of Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

• Series Editor's Preface, Richard BaileyA. S. Neill and Summerhill: Foreword by James Tooley (University of Newcastle, UK)Acknowledgments1. Introduction2. Intellectual Biography of Neill and Summerhill3. Key Themes of A. S. Neill's Work4. The Reception and Relevance of A. S. Neill's Work5. ConclusionReferencesAppendix I: Reading Neill and SummerhillAppendix II: Neill and Summerhill ChronologyIndex

Richard Bailey is a writer and researcher in education and sport. A former teacher in both primary and secondary schools and a teacher trainer, he has been Professor at a number of leading Universities in the UK. He now lives and works in Germany.

Reading Bailey's fine book brought alive again for me my own sympathies with the philosophy of A.S. Neill, and respect for him as a practitioner as well as theorist, as well as a recognition of his shortcomings. Bailey has given us an excellent frame through which to view the life and ideas of this education colossus. From the foreword by James Tooley, Professor of Education Policy, Newcastle University, UK A fascinating study that should convince even the most sceptical that A. S. Neill was an educator of some significance. Richard Bailey persuasively, and with a wealth of illuminating personal detail, argues that while Neill routinely shrugged off his credentials as a theorist he was nonetheless much more of a thinking man than he has been given credit for. This account of his life and work is as engaging, entertaining and serious as the man himself. Robin Barrow, Professor of Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada

• Series Editor's Preface, Richard BaileyA. S. Neill and Summerhill: Foreword by James Tooley (University of Newcastle, UK)Acknowledgments1. Introduction2. Intellectual Biography of Neill and Summerhill3. Key Themes of A. S. Neill's Work4. The Reception and Relevance of A. S. Neill's Work5. ConclusionReferencesAppendix I: Reading Neill and SummerhillAppendix II: Neill and Summerhill ChronologyIndex