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Loris Malaguzzi

Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and Movements

Loris Malaguzzi was an Italian educator and psychologist who developed the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education together with parents in villages around Reggio Emilia in the years after the Second World War. He earned a degree in pedagogy from the University of Urbino in 1946 and worked through the 1950s as a psychologist at Reggio Emilia's Psycho-Pedagogical Medical Centre, focusing on children with learning difficulties, before building an entirely child-centered municipal preschool system. He argued for recognizing children as capable individuals with rights and their own potential, expressed through what he called a hundred different languages. The Loris Malaguzzi International Centre in Reggio Emilia continues to research and disseminate his approach. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1920-02-23 1
Birth Year
1920 1
Death Date
1994-01-30 1
Death Year
1994 1
Nationality / Culture
Italian 1
Defining Contribution
Developed the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education 1
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In Approach

Reggio Emilia Approach, Pedagogical Approaches
Source Wikipedia: Reggio Emilia approach

Informed By

Jean Piaget, Thinkers

The Reggio Emilia approach Malaguzzi founded acknowledges Piaget, Vygotsky and Dewey among its influences.

John Dewey, Thinkers

The Reggio Emilia approach Malaguzzi founded acknowledges Piaget, Vygotsky and Dewey among its influences.

Lev Vygotsky, Thinkers

The Reggio Emilia approach Malaguzzi founded acknowledges Piaget, Vygotsky and Dewey among its influences.

Theories and Approaches Developed

Reggio Emilia Approach, Pedagogical Approaches
Source Wikipedia: Reggio Emilia approach
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Nationality

Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Loris MalaguzziLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Loris Malaguzzi (February 23, 1920 – January 30, 1994) was an Italian educator and psychologist, best known as the founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education.
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1. Wikipedia: Loris Malaguzzi
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  • Biography
    He advocated for recognizing children as individuals with rights and potential, emphasizing their active participation in learning processes and the development of creative expression.
  • In Group: Creators of Named Teaching Methods and Plans, Lead paragraph, in-group
    Loris Malaguzzi (February 23, 1920, January 30, 1994) was an Italian educator and psychologist, best known as the founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education.
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Wikipedia: Reggio Emilia approach
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  • Theories and Approaches Developed: Reggio Emilia Approach
  • In Approach: Reggio Emilia Approach, Overview / History section
    This approach was developed after World War II by pedagogist Loris Malaguzzi and parents in the villages around Reggio Emilia, Italy
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