Loris Malaguzzi is indisputably a major thinker in education. This volume offers the most coherent account of Malaguzzi's educational thought. This work is divided into: Intellectual biography; Critical exposition of Malaguzzi's work; the reception and influence of Malaguzzi's work; and, the relevance of the work today. This is a major international reference series providing comprehensive accounts of the work of seminal educational thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions. It is the most ambitious and prestigious such project ever published - a definitive resource for at least a generation. The thinkers include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, Foucault, Freire, Holt, Kant, Locke, Montessori, Neill, Newman, Owen, Peters, Piaget, Plato, Rousseau, Steiner, Vygotsky, West and Wollstonecraft.

Author Biography

Professor Kathy Hall is Head of the School of Education at University College Cork. Dr Maura Cunneen is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at University College Cork. Dr Rosaleen Murphy is a Research Fellow in the School of Education at University College Cork. Dr Anna Ridgway is Placement Manager and lectures on Montessori Education at University College Cork. Dr Denice Cunningham is a Placement Supervisor and lectures on Montessori Education at University College Cork. Dr Mary Horgan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University College Cork.