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Wingfield, Clyde J., Ed. – 1990
The 10 U.S. papers included in this collection discuss the organization, governance, problems, values, and faculty role of higher education in institutions of higher education in the United States. Major differences are identified in the introduction (Clyde Wingfield), including tendencies for American universities to be more integrated into…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNew, Rebecca S. – Educational Leadership, 2003
The Reggio Emilia approach to education reveals new ways for promoting children's academic learning; offers documentation as a tool for studying, sharing, and planning children's education experiences; and provokes a new way to think about the role of the teacher. (Contains 17 references.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Parent School Relationship
Gandini, Lella – Child Care Information Exchange, 1992
Describes the early childhood system in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in which educators (1) ensure that children live in "a community of well-being"; (2) create a supportive environment; (3) respect individual rhythms; (4) maintain work areas for the visual arts; (5) respond flexibly to children; and (6) foster peer support. (AC)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
Download full textFirlik, Russell J. – 1994
The Reggio Emilia preschools in Italy have much to offer U.S. early education practitioners. If adapted, based on an understanding of American culture and of how American children learn, four components of the Reggio Emilia model can be useful in American early childhood settings. First, projects based on the interests of children can be used to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement
Rankin, Baji – Child Care Information Exchange, 1992
Describes a student project of the Anna Frank school for three to six year olds in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in which students developed creativity by exploring the world of dinosaurs. Underscores the reciprocity between children and teachers in guiding the project. (AC)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Dinosaurs, Early Childhood Education
