Loris Malaguzzi and the Schools of Reggio Emilia

Loris Malaguzzi (1920 -1994) has become internationally known in early childhood education, closely identified with the pedagogical ideas and practices with which the world famous pre-schools of Reggio Emilia is associated. This unique book provides a rare insight into an exceptional figure by giving an English-reading audience a deeper understanding of the pedagogical thinking of one of the great educators of the last century._x005F_x000D_ Readers will discover through Malaguzzi’s own words, how his thinking developed, how he moved between theory and practice, how he border-crossed many disciplines and subjects, the thinking behind is ‘hundred language of children’, pedagogical documentation, and how he combined many roles ranging from politician and administrator to researcher and pedagogue.