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Montessori Groups and the Growth of the Individual [Plus a list of group activities in all areas]
Publication: Montessori Quarterly, vol. 35
Date: 1989
Pages: 6–18
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Language: English
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Lead It!: An App to Enable Persons With Dementia to Lead Group Activities for Their Peers
Available from: Oxford Academic
Publication: Innovation in Aging, vol. 4, no. Supplement 1
Date: 2020
Pages: 274-275
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)
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Abstract/Notes: LEAD IT! is an app that enables persons with early and middle stage dementia to lead activities for their peers—i.e., other persons with dementia (PWD). An alpha version of the app was tested in a Phase 1 SBIR project. The alpha version included three Montessori-inspired activities. While PWD ostensibly view LEAD IT! as a set of enjoyable activities, it is actually an evidenced-based intervention aimed at reducing responsive behaviors and enabling PWD to fill meaningful social roles. A total of 24 PWD participated in the Phase 1 study: five leaders and 19 players. LEAD IT! Programming was implemented for six weeks, twice per week. LEAD IT! produced higher levels of positive engagement and affect, and lower levels of negative engagement, as compared to standard, baseline activities—i.e., non-digital activities led by staff. More specifically, when compared to baseline programming, players exhibited an 82% increase in Constructive Engagement (P=0.000), 80% increase in Passive Engagement (P=0.000), 60% reduction in Other Engagement (P=0.035), and 171% increase in Pleasure (P=0.000). One limitation of the Phase 1 study is that, at least insofar as the intervention is only implemented twice per week for six weeks, the positive outcomes seem to be limited to the period of time during which PWD are participating in the activity—i.e., changes on global measures, such as quality of life and depression were not detected. Still, the promising results of this study suggest that LEAD IT! is worthy of further development and evaluation in a planned Phase 2 study.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.878
ISSN: 2399-5300
Article
Group Activities in Phonetic Analysis
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 11
Date: 1967
Pages: 26-29
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
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Montessori Group Activities
Publication: Point of Interest, vol. 3, no. 6
Date: Feb 1993
Pages: 1–4
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Language: English
Article
Seating for Group Activities in the Classroom
Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 21
Date: Mar 2001
Pages: 7
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Language: English
Article
Circletime [Group activities]
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter
Date: 1991
Pages: 14
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Language: English
Article
Activities During 1955 [Special Issue: Report of Activities]
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1955
Date: 1955
Pages: 1–11
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) - History
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
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Teacher's Notebook: Moving Together: Leading Group Movement Activities
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 2, no. 4
Date: 1990
Pages: 34
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Effects of a Culturally Adapted Group-Based Montessori-Based Activities on Engagement and Affect in Chinese Older People with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: BMC Geriatrics, vol. 21, no. 1
Date: 2021
Pages: Article 24
Alzheimer's disease, Asia, China, Dementia, East Asia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)
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Abstract/Notes: The Montessori Method underpinned by the principle of person-centered care has been widely adopted to design activities for people with dementia. However, the methodological quality of the existing evidence is fair. The objectives of this study are to examine the feasibility and effects of a culturally adapted group-based Montessori Method for Dementia program in Chinese community on engagement and affect in community-dwelling people with dementia.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01967-0
ISSN: 1471-2318
Article
Group Flow and Group Genius
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 40, no. 3
Date: 2015
Pages: 29-52
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Keith Sawyer views the spontaneous collaboration of group creativity and improvisation actions as "group flow," which organizations can use to function at optimum levels. Sawyer establishes ideal conditions for group flow: group goals, close listening, complete concentration, being in control, blending egos, equal participation, knowing team mates, good communication, and being progress-oriented. Collaboration is an essential ingredient of group flow and is vital to the Montessori classroom. The author has included a notes section with bibliographic information. [Reprinted with permission from chapter 3 of "Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration." New York: Basic Books. Copyright 2007 by Keith Sawyer.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734