Reggionarra as a Citizen’s Expression Education Project

Through the Background to Promote Qualitative Growth and Review of the Program in 2018

Abstract

This paper, with an understanding of the Reggionarra Program in Reggio Emilia as a citizen’s expression project, organizes and examines the topics of participation and storytelling approaches, which provide the backing that promotes project growth, from a perspective that is linked with early childhood education. The view of this paper is that the concepts of participation and storytelling approaches that had been aimed at infant and early childhood education turned into a project aimed at life-long education for all people due to changes in awareness among parents and guardians as well as educational administration reforms in Reggio Emilia. This paper also examines three programs implemented in 2018 in terms of the kinds of storytelling venues proposed for the purpose of promoting participation among the diverse citizens of the city. These examinations showed that proposals had been made regarding venues for creating stories that enable people with and without visual impairment to acquire figurative language, storytelling venues that create a place where even immigrant high school students feel welcome, venues for creating stories that enable community residents to share information about issues, etc. all while making use of a variety of types of language (figurative language, etc.).