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New, Rebecca S. – Theory Into Practice, 2007
This article situates Reggio Emilia's municipally funded early childhood program within the city's cultural traditions of resistance and collaboration and considers what it is about this highly localized program that is appealing and useful to contemporary school reform initiatives. Five features of Reggio Emilia's approach to early education are…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Researchers, School Restructuring, Child Development
New, Rebecca S. – 2001
International perspectives on the care and education of preschool children that seem to be of greatest interest in the United States are those directly linked to prevailing concerns in American early childhood education. In this context, many early childhood specialists have explored the implications of Reggio Emilia's work for the theory,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
New, Rebecca S. – 2000
International perspectives on the care and education of preschool children that seem to be of greatest interest in the United States are those directly linked to prevailing concerns in American early childhood education. In this context, many early childhood specialists have explored the implications of Reggio Emilia's work for the theory,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
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New, Rebecca S.; Mallory, Bruce L.; Mantovani, Susanna – Early Education and Development, 2000
Examined home-school relations in five Italian cities, focusing on the continuity and sub-cultural variations associated with two national guidelines: participatory social management and the initial entry of young children into out-of-home care. Found diverse sociopolitical and theoretical interpretations of effective home-school relationships,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Family (Sociological Unit)