This podcast episode from SBS Italian features an interview with Andrea Righi, a professor of Italian Studies at Monash University, about the Reggio Emilia Approach, an educational method originating in Italy. The discussion covers the history, values, and unique aspects of this approach, including its emphasis on social management, the role of teachers, and the centrality of the student. Righi also discusses the political origins of the method, its spread, and its paradoxical crisis in Italy despite its global recognition. The episode concludes with a preview of an upcoming event at the Melbourne Quasit and Righi's impressions of the Italian studies environment in Australia compared to the United States.
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