. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: Res Econ. 2017 May 31;72(1):1–32. doi: 10.1016/j.rie.2017.05.006

Table 5.

Pedagogical Components

		Reggio Emilia		Parma	Padova
		Municipal	State	Municipal	Municipal	State	Religious
Theories of psychology and early childhood education (e.g. Bloom, Bruner, Piaget, Vygotsky) influenced educational approaches	1960	✓
	1970	✓
	1980	✓		✓	✓		✓
	1990	✓		✓	✓		✓
	2000	✓		✓	✓		✓

Curriculum emerges through research-based projects with unlimited timelines	1960	✓
	1970	✓
	1980	✓			✓
	1990	✓		✓	✓
	2000	✓		✓	✓

Visual arts to help children learn	1960	✓		✓			✓
	1970	✓		✓			✓
	1980	✓		✓			✓
	1990	✓		✓			✓
	2000	✓		✓			✓

Teachers document children’s learning	1960	✓
	1970	✓			✓		✓
	1980	✓		✓	✓		✓
	1990	✓		✓	✓		✓
	2000	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓