The Journey of Educational Transactional Analysis from Its Beginnings to the Present

Abstract

This article traces the development of transactional analysis in education through a detailed literature review based on the Transactional Analysis Bulletin (TAB), the Transactional Analysis Journal (TAJ), and books written by transactional analysis practitioners.

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Notes on contributors

Nadine Emmerton

Nadine Emmerton is studying transactional analysis (education) with the Australian Centre for Integrative Studies in Sydney, Australia, and is in the fourth year of her training. She is currently an executive officer with the New South Wales Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation in Sydney. Nadine can be contacted at 20 Eastbourne Avenue, Clovelly NSW 2031, Australia, or by email at [email protected]

Trudi Newton

Trudi Newton is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in the educational field. She has written a number of articles and co-authored/edited several books on learning for adult educators and for schools. Co-Director of a training institute in Cambridge, England, she also directs a transactional analysis training program for educators in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She can be contacted at Langley Cottage, Chelmondiston, Ipswich IP9 1HS, United Kingdom, or by email at [email protected].

The articles and books on which this article draws have been collected into a list, with abstracts, as a resource for educators, trainees, and researchers. The complete list can be obtained by email from Nadine Emmerton at [email protected].