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Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of my study is to examine and compare two separate pre-schools’ work in the studio with the children’s creative activities in an educational environment. One pre-school utilizes the educational theories of the Reggio Emilia philosophy whereas the other is a conventional municipal pre-school which uses the traditional teachings of Fröbel. I have chosen to conduct interviews with an educationalist from each pre-school and to photograph what I have seen in the two different studios in each pre-school and from that compose an analysis. My main question at issue is “What differences and similarities are there between the way of working in a studio in a Reggio Emilia influenced pre-school and a traditional pre- school?”. I have found several similarities in the way the two different pre-schools work but what I focus on in my analysis are the differences. The main difference is in the use of material in the creative process and the way the municipal pre-school is more economical in its way of letting the children use the materials. Both in the monetary way and in the way of not letting too many different materials to be out at the same time which according to Educationalist 1 can cause so-called chaos. In the Reggio Emilia pre-school however they don’t want to create any boundaries by holding in on materials.

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