Marilyn Mailman Segal
Encyclopedia
Marilyn Mailman Segal is an American developmental psychologist, author and educator specializing in early childhood
. She is the founder and dean emeritus of the Family Center at Nova Southeastern University
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her numerous books include the five volume "Your Child at Play" series.
She received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1948, a B.S. in social work from McGill University
in 1949, and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Nova University in 1970. She established a doctoral program in early childhood education in 1972 and founded the Family Center in 1975. In 2002 it was renamed the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies.
Her businessman father, Abraham Mailman, was the founder of the Mailman Foundation with his brother Joseph Mailman
. She is chair emeritus of the A. L. Mailman Family Foundation (named after her father) and is a trustee of the University of Miami
.
A family gift of Old Master paintings to Duke University
has been named in her honor.
Early childhood
For the video game rating with a similar age group see ESRBEarly childhood is a stage in human development. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterwards. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood.-Education:Infants and toddlers experience...
. She is the founder and dean emeritus of the Family Center at Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie...
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her numerous books include the five volume "Your Child at Play" series.
She received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1948, a B.S. in social work from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1949, and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Nova University in 1970. She established a doctoral program in early childhood education in 1972 and founded the Family Center in 1975. In 2002 it was renamed the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies.
Her businessman father, Abraham Mailman, was the founder of the Mailman Foundation with his brother Joseph Mailman
Joseph Mailman
Joseph Lawrence Mailman was a U.S. businessman and philanthropist.Mailman was the son of Jewish immigrants. Along with his brother Abraham, Mailman founded the Utica Knife and Razor Company in 1920, which was later named the Mailman Corporation and was one of the first Conglomerates to have been...
. She is chair emeritus of the A. L. Mailman Family Foundation (named after her father) and is a trustee of the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
.
A family gift of Old Master paintings to Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
has been named in her honor.
Selected writing
- Marilyn Segal, Your Child at Play: Birth to One Year : Discovering the Senses and Learning About the World, (Your Child at Play Series), Newmarket Press, 2nd edition 1998 ISBN 1-55704-334-5