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Feminist tales of teaching and resistance: reimagining gender in early childhood education (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
- Source :
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Gender & Education . 2016, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p445-457. 13p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This article investigates whether the memories of women's movements that grew out of the Italian Resistance to the Nazi-Fascist Regime during the Second World War have left any legacy to women teachers in early childhood education. The article focuses on the case of internationally renowned and high-quality schools for young children, the municipal schools of a northern Italian town called Reggio Emilia. In contrast to much of the literature on gender and early childhood education, this paper reveals that many women teachers in these schools think of themselves as agents of social change, and that this is tied to their memories of the Italian Resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EARLY childhood education
*SOCIAL change
*PRESCHOOLS
*WOMEN teachers
*WORLD War II
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09540253
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Gender & Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117830723
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2016.1167176