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Mintz, Avi I. – Oxford Review of Education, 2018
Educators and educational theorists frequently employ a gardening metaphor to capture several child-centred principles about teaching and children, i.e. teachers must respect a child's unique interests and abilities, recognise what is developmentally appropriate for students, and resist pursuing a narrow set of outcomes. Historically, however,…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Educational Theories, Educational Principles, Teaching Methods
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Abdelfattah, Marwa – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study aims to uncover how a particular imported philosophy of early childhood education, Reggio Emilia, is implemented in the context of one public and one private preschool in San Francisco. The philosophy of Reggio Emilia is believed to be progressive and to be developmentally appropriate for children in early childhood. The study involved…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education