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ERIC Number: EJ528148
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
Can We Adapt the Philosophies and Practices of Reggio Emilia, Italy, for Use in American Schools?
Firlik, Russell
Early Childhood Education Journal, v23 n4 p217-20 Sum 1996
Describes the Reggio Emilia (Italy) model for preschool education. Addresses the perceived difficulties of transferring the program to U.S. schools, focusing on differences in patterns of thinking, educational attitudes, and cultural conventions between the two cultures. Provides perspectives for change and adaptation. (SD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Multiple Intelligences, Nontraditional Education, Play, Reggio Emilia Approach, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Young Children
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Centered Education; Dewey (John); Gardner (Howard); Holistic Education; Italy (Reggio Emilia); Project Approach (Katz and Chard); Social Constructivism; Social Learning Theory; Thorndike (Edward L); Whole Child Approach