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Article

A Developmental Perspective of Spirituality

Publication: The Child and You, vol. 1

Pages: 22-28

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Language: English

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Early Developmental Rehabilitation and Early Social Integration of Children with Various Handicaps

Publication: The Child and You, vol. 1

Pages: 34-37

Asia, Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, India, South Asia

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Abstract/Notes: Paper presented at 2nd state level seminar on early childhood disabilities, Hyderabad, February 1991

Language: English

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Developmental Psychology and the Problem of Peace

Publication: The Child and You, vol. 4

Pages: 19-23

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Abstract/Notes: Originally published in 1964.

Language: English

Article

Developmental Neurobics (TM): Crawling and Creeping Games in the Classroom

Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 24, no. 2

Pages: 3–6

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Language: English

Article

The Developmental Program: The Montessori Framework for Learning

Publication: Tomorrow's Child

Pages: 15-18

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

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A Developmental Approach to Interpersonal and Moral Awareness in Young Children: Some Theoretical and Educational Implications of Levels of Social Perspective Taking

Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 14, no. 2

Pages: 1-15

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Language: English

ISSN: 0277-9064

Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)

The Developmental Psychology of Maria Montessori (Italy)

Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses

Developmental psychology, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Abstract/Notes: Montessori is historically recognized for her contributions to early education. Her primary recognition derived from the comprehensive educational program which became known as the Montessori Method. Relatively little attention has focused on her background as physician, psychiatrist, and pedagogical psychologist, from which she developed a body of psychological knowledge which established the foundation of the well-known Method. Her pedagogical psychology was overshadowed by her pedagogical theory despite her secure position in the history of child psychiatry. Also contributing to the non-acceptance of Montessori's psychology was the psychological tenor of the times. In the forefront of the psychological movement in the early 1900's were psychometric testing, Freud's psycho-sexual stages, Thorndike's stimulus-response theory, and the emergence of behaviorism under the leadership of Watson, to name a few. This climate was not hospitable to Montessori's developmental-interactionist theory. In the 1960's through the research findings of psychologists and the availability of Federal funds to compensate the "cumulative deficits" of the disadvantaged child, interest was focused on early childhood education and consequently the Montessori Method. As psychologists embraced Piaget's developmental theory, resemblances in thinking between Piaget and Montessori were noted. While psychologists pointed to Montessori's developmental-interactionist ideas, nobody attempted to elaborate her developmental theory in toto. This study attempts to do so. For Montessori, the development of the child takes place in successive and qualitatively different stages, with each stage providing the foundation for succeeding stages. Within this framework, she clearly delineates cognitive, motor, language, socialization, personality, and character as developing through stages. Cognitive structures develop through the child's interaction with, and actions upon, objects in the environment. A thorough examination of her theory leaves no doubt that Montessori is a cognitive developmentalist. While at times she appears nativistic, and at other times an extreme environmentalist, her position on development is interactionist and constructivist. Montessori is historically recognized for her contributions to early education. Her primary recognition derived from the comprehensive educational program which became known as the Montessori Method. Relatively little attention has focused on her background as physician, psychiatrist, and pedagogical psychologist, from which she developed a body of psychological knowledge which established the foundation of the well-known Method. Her pedagogical psychology was overshadowed by her pedagogical theory despite her secure position in the history of child psychiatry. Also contributing to the non-acceptance of Montessori's psychology was the psychological tenor of the times. In the forefront of the psychological movement in the early 1900's were psychometric testing, Freud's psycho-sexual stages, Thorndike's stimulus-response theory, and the emergence of behaviorism under the leadership of Watson, to name a few. This climate was not hospitable to Montessori's developmental-interactionist theory. In the 1960's through the research findings of psychologists and the availability of Federal funds to compensate the "cumulative deficits" of the disadvantaged child, interest was focused on early childhood education and consequently the Montessori Method. As psychologists embraced Piaget's developmental theory, resemblances in thinking between Piaget and Montessori were noted. While psychologists pointed to Montessori's developmental-interactionist ideas, nobody attempted to elaborate her developmental theory in toto. This study attempts to do so. For Montessori, the development of the child takes place in successive and qualitatively different stages, with each stage providing the foundation for succeeding stages. Within this framework, she clearly delineates cognitive, motor, language, socialization, personality, and character as developing through stages. Cognitive structures develop through the child's interaction with, and actions upon, objects in the environment. A thorough examination of her theory leaves no doubt that Montessori is a cognitive developmentalist. While at times she appears nativistic, and at other times an extreme environmentalist, her position on development is interactionist and constructivist. In contemporary terms her "psychopedagogy" would be considered an action psychology, which basically precludes it from academic "respectibility". Her theory contains both strengths and weaknesses in light of present-day thinking; however, on balance, Montessori's theory is quite contemporary and remarkably ahead of most of the psychological thinking of her time.

Language: English

Published: New York City, New York, 1982

Book Section

The Developmental Linguistics of Maria Montessori

Book Title: Readings Toward a Montessori Language Curriculum

Pages: 25-40

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Language: English

Published: Lexington, Massachusetts: Ginn Press, 1986

Article

The Value of a Developmental Gymnastics Program in a Montessori School

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 10, no. 2

Pages: 17–18

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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Best Practices for Beginners: Developmental Appropriateness in Kindergarten

Available from: SAGE Journals

Publication: American Educational Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 4

Pages: 783-803

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Abstract/Notes: National concerns about kindergarten focus on the developmental appropriateness of what is being taught and how it is being taught as well as on the increasing use of transition kindergarten classes and retention. One hundred and three randomly selected kindergarten classrooms across one state were observed to document the extent of developmentally appropriate practices, and the teachers and principals of those classes were surveyed to determine predictors of classroom quality. Two observational measures and two questionnaires were used. Only 20% of the classes met or exceeded the criterion of developmental appropriateness. Quality of the classes was predicted by teachers' and principals' scores on a measure of knowledge and belief in developmentally appropriate practices. Quality was not related to geographic location, school size, per pupil expenditure, or teacher or principal education or experience.

Language: English

DOI: 10.3102/00028312028004783

ISSN: 0002-8312, 1935-1011

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