The universities of the Italian Renaissance / by Grendler, Paul F.

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Common characteristics and unique qualities in preschool programs : global perspectives in early childhood education /

Table of Contents: “…Kindergarten environments in Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Modena, and Parma, Italy /…”

The Jesuits and Italian universities. by Grendler, Paul F.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The first Jesuits as university students at Paris and Padua -- The battle of Messina and the Jesuit Constitutions -- Messina and Catania 1563 to 1678 -- The attempt to enter the University of Turin -- The Padua disaster -- The Civic-Jesuit University of Parma -- The Civic-Jesuit University of Mantua -- Two new universities in the marches: Fermo and Macerata -- The bishop says no: Palermo and Chambéry -- The Jesuits and the University of Bologna -- The battle over Canon Law in Rome -- The Jesuits and the University of Perugia -- Jesuit mathematicians in the Universities of Ferrara, Pavia, and Siena -- Philosophical and pedagogical differences -- The Jesuit contribution to theological education -- Conclusion.…”
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Bambini : the Italian approach to infant/toddler care /

Table of Contents: “…Ronald Lally -- Infant-toddler centers in Italy today: tradition and innovation / Susanna Mantovani -- Change in Italian national policy for children 0-3 years old and their families: advocacy and responsibility / Patrizia Ghedini -- PART II: VISION, STRATEGY, AND INNOVATION: EXPERIENCES FROM DIFFERENT CITIES IN ITALY: Reggio Emilia: The image of the child and the child's environment as a fundamental principle / Carlina Rinaldi -- Reggio Emilia: Experiencing life in an infant-toddler center: interview with Cristina Bondavalli / Lella Gandini -- Milan: Meeting new kinds of family needs / Susanna Mantovani -- Parma: Supporting the work of teachers through professional development, organization, and administrative support / Nice Terzi and Marialuisa Cantarelli -- Pistoia: Creating a dynamic, open system to serve children, families, and community / Annalia Galardini and Donatella Giovannini -- PART III: NOTABLE PRACTICES: STRATEGIES, REASONS, AND NARRATIVES: Inserimento: a strategy for delicately beginning relationships and communications / Chiara Bove -- Two reflections about documentation / Lella Gandini and Jeanne Goldhaber -- Traces of childhood: a child's diary / Donatella Giovannini -- Inclusion: Dario's story / Gabri Magrini and Lella Gandini -- PART IV: REFLECTIONS BY PARTICIPANT-OBSERVERS AND RESEARCH COLLABORATORS: Knowing and learning in an educational context: a study in the infant-toddler centers of the City of Pistoia / Tullia Musatti and Susanna Mayer -- Research as a partnership for learning together: studying the growth of relationships inside the Nido / Carolyn Pope Edwards and Lella Gandini -- Quando c'e' Figli (When there are children): observations on Italian early childhood / Rebecca S. …”