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Master's Thesis
Montessori and Religious Education in Western Cape Preschools
Available from: University of Cape Town
Africa, Catholic schools, Comparative education, Jewish religious schools, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, Religious education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Abstract/Notes: The debate about whether or not religious education should be included in early childhood education is a longstanding one. Even those who believe that Religious education should be included in early childhood programs cannot agree about the content or method for including it. The phenomenon of religious education in Montessori pre-primary schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa is explored in this study, using a qualitative research approach. More specifically, the study explored the goals of their religious education; the level of awareness of Montessori's approach to religious education and finally looked at how they were implementing religion in their schools. A sample of 4 pre-schools were selected from the 90 Montessori pre-schools in the Western Cape. These included a Non-Denominational, Muslim, Christian and a Jewish School. The Muslim and Non-Denominational schools are full Montessori schools, while the Christian and Jewish schools have incorporated Montessori alongside other curriculums, namely the Jubilee Excellence School Curriculum and Reggio-Emilia approach, respectively. A collective case study approach was adopted and data was collected through observations and interviews. While the findings cannot easily be generalized, it is significant in providing a starting point to understanding the phenomenon of religious education in Montessori pre-schools in the Western Cape. The study highlighted Dr Montessori's personal and professional struggle with religion and found that the struggles Dr Montessori faced in terms of Religion have still not been resolved today. The schools in the Western Cape still grappled with the essence of Montessori's struggle, i.e. where to place religion and how to integrate it in the Montessori method and philosophy. Dr Montessori's beliefs about the importance of spirituality in the early years were found to be consistent with the contemporary views of scholars around the world. The religious schools followed guidelines of their own religions when deciding on which values to focus on. At the Jewish school, the focus was on the community, while at the Muslim school the focus was on the individual and selfetiquette. The focus of the Christian school was on discipline and obedience. The schools had various commitments to spiritual and ethical development of the children. Finally, the study found that the Montessori method was ideal for teaching the practices of religion, but when schools delved into issues of faith or love of God, they switched to other modes of teaching (e.g. preaching). This disjuncture between teaching faith and practices was ultimately Dr Montessori's reason for abolishing religious education from her method.
Language: English
Published: Cape Town, South Africa, 2017
Article
Primary Schools [Stepping Stones, North Western, Southside Primary School, Forestville Montessori School]
Publication: Montessori Matters, no. 1
Date: 1985
Pages: 7
Australasia, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Montessori schools, Oceania
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Language: English
Article
Transfers to Wisconsin: Montessori Leaves Columbia for Western University
Available from: Columbia Spectator Archive
Publication: Columbia Spectator, vol. 60, no. 105
Date: Feb 23, 1917
Pages: 6
Americas, Mario M. Montessori - Biographic sources, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: "Mario Montessori, nephew of Madame Montessori, famous Italian educator, registered in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin last week at the beginning of the new semester. He was at Columbia University last semester."
Language: English
Archival Material Or Collection
Box 7, Folder 25 - Manuscripts, ca. 1921-ca.1966 - "Eastern and Western Mentality" (Metropolitan Andrew Szepticky)
Available from: Seattle University
Date: ca.1921-ca.1966
Edwin Mortimer Standing - Biographic sources, Edwin Mortimer Standing - Writings
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Language: English
Archive: Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections
Article
School Focus: Treetops Montessori School [Darlington, Western Australia]
Publication: Montessori Matters
Date: 2002
Pages: 17–18
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Language: English
Article
[News from local societies: Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales]
Publication: Montessori Matters
Date: Dec 2004
Pages: 25–26
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Language: English
Article
Western Notes
Available from: Internet Archive
Publication: Primary Education, vol. 21, no. 5
Date: May 1913
Pages: 320
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Language: English
Book Section
For Peace [An address given before the European Congress for Peace in Brussels on 3 September 1936]
Book Title: Education and Peace
Pages: 21-24
Belgium, Europe, European Congress for Peace, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, Peace, Western Europe
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Abstract/Notes: First published in Italy as 'Educazione e Pace' ©1949. First published in this translation in the USA in 1972. A collection of lectures from international congresses and peace councils in the 1930s.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2018
ISBN: 978-90-79506-21-7
Series: The Montessori Series , 10
Article
The Most Interesting Woman of Europe
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: The Literary Digest, vol. 47, no. 25
Date: Dec 20, 1913
Pages: 1226-1227
Europe, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources
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Language: English
Book
The Montessori System of Education Stated in Dr. Montessori's Own Words: Twenty Topics for Critical Comparison with the European Tradition of Educational Doctrine and Practice
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Language: English
Published: Dublin, Ireland: Department of Education, University College, 1932