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art and creativity in reggio emilia exploring the role and potential of ateliers in early childhood education
p this book explores the contribution of and art and creativity to early education and examines the role of the atelier an arts workshop in a school and atelierista an educator with an arts background in the pioneering pre schools of reggio emilia . it does so through the unique experience of vea vecchi one of the first atelieristas to be appointed in reggio emilia in 1970 . p part memoir part conversation and part reflection the book provides a unique insider perspective on the pedagogical work of this extraordinary local project which continues to be a source of inspiration to early childhood practitioners and policy makers worldwide . p vea s writing full of beautiful examples draws the reader in as she explains the history of the atelier and the evolving role of the atelierista . key themes of the book include p processes of learning and knowledge construction p the theory of the hundred languages of childhood and the role of poetic languages p the importance of organisation ways of working and tools in particular pedagogical documentation p the vital contribution of the physical environment p the relationship between the atelier the atelierista the school and its teachers p this enlightening book is essential reading for students practitioners policy makers and researchers in early childhood education and also for all those in other fields of education interested in the relationship between the arts and learning .
hardcover taylor & francis 2010 isbn13 9780415468770 isbn10 0415468779
book type nf isbn 13 9780415468770 number of pages 195 publisher routledge release date 62135769600000