Promoting Development through Constructing Appropriate Environments: Preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Firlik, Russ

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ERIC Number: EJ493473

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Publication Date: 1994

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Promoting Development through Constructing Appropriate Environments: Preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Firlik, Russ

Day Care & Early Education, v22 n1 p12-20 Fall 1994

Uses careful observations in Reggio Emilia preschools, and three of Thelma Harm's environmental checklists and questions, to identify and analyze the strengths in Reggio Emilia's centers that can be used to assess classroom settings in the United States. Focuses on concepts and practices American teachers can use to improve the teaching-learning environment of all children. (TJQ)

Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms, Instructional Improvement, Learning Activities, Learning Centers (Classroom), Physical Environment, Preschool Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, School Space, Social Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Italy

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