Maria Montessori and Embodied Education: current proposal in preschool education

none1noPeer Review: all submissions will undergo double blind peer review. Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica. Journal of Theories and Research in Education is an open access international scientific journal dedicated to study and research on education. It was first published in 2006 and it is online only since 2014. It uses a double-blind peer review process and publishes articles in Italian and English. The Journal takes an interdisciplinary and pluri-methodological approach. It offers a place of dialogue for researchers and professionals coming from diverse theoretical and empirical backgrounds, involved in the study of educational phenomena. It is an intellectual forum of excellence for the circulation of scientific knowledge regarding education. It welcomes critical papers, research reports, historical and literary research inspired by diverse theoretical frameworks and empirical approaches. It is committed to facilitating international dialogue between researchers and professionals in education and ensuring that scientific knowledge can make a contribution to educational policies and everyday educational practices.The Montessorian proposal for childhood education appears highly modern and relevant in relation to the development of both motor skills and cognitive functions (Shivji, 2016), strongly supported by neurosciences’ embodied theories (Roessingh & Bence, 2018), and the increasing wellbeing problem related to childhood (Pate et al., 2014; Ross, 2012). This review analyses Maria Montessori’s modern educational vision, in light of the emerging needs of today’s children. The contribution reviews existing literature focusing on body and movement, but connected with cognitive, emotional and well-being aspects, which are critical in preschool education, both for educators/teachers (Atli, 2016; Akkerman, 2014; Lillard, 2011), and for school reform policies (Lillard, 2019). La proposta montessoriana per l'educazione dell'infanzia appare altamente moderna e rilevante in relazione allo sviluppo sia delle capacità motorie sia delle funzioni cognitive (Shivji, 2016), fortemente supportata dalle teorie incarnate delle neuroscienze (Roessingh & Bence, 2018), e dal crescente problema di benessere legato all'infanzia (Pate et al., 2014; Ross, 2012). Questa recensione analizza la visione educativa moderna di Maria Montessori, alla luce dei bisogni emergenti dei bambini di oggi. Il contributo esamina la letteratura esistente incentrata su corpo e movimento, ma connessa agli aspetti cognitivi, emotivi e di benessere, che sono fondamentali nell'educazione prescolare, sia per gli educatori / insegnanti (Atli, 2016; Akkerman, 2014; Lillard, 2011), sia per le politiche di riforma scolastica (Lillard, 2019).openAndrea CecilianiAndrea Cecilian