Authentic childhood : exploring Reggio Emilia in the classroom /
Susan Fraser, Carol Gestwicki.
- xx, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-300) and index.
Experiencing Reggio Emilia -- The image of the child -- The role of the teacher -- Relationships -- Environment as the third teacher -- Documentation -- Negotiating the curriculum -- The investigating classroom -- Aesthetics in the program -- The hundred languages of children.
[This book] explores the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. The Reggio approach was developed at preschools and infant-toddler centers in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and is an emergent international curriculum. Based on constructionist learning, this text is ideal for students and teachers of all experience levels. [It] includes inspiring stories of teachers who are transforming early childhood education and teacher preparation through the use of this new practice.-Back cover.
0766825442 9780766825444
2001037300
Early childhood education--Italy--Reggio Emilia--Case studies Early childhood education--British Columbia--Case studies Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education)