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Montessori Methods in Public Schools
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Education Digest, vol. 56, no. 1
Date: Sep 1990
Pages: 63-66
Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: The article describes Montessori instruction and how this method is being increasingly adopted by public schools. Although private schools remain the primary settings for Montessori instruction in the U.S., the philosophy and methods identified with the movement have spread rapidly in the public system in the 1980s. First embraced by public educators in the mid-1970s as a theme for magnet programs designed to spur desegregation, the approach is now being used in about 110 public schools in 60 districts. Some 14,000 pupils were enrolled as of last 1989. The two major professional groups in the filed differ on the extent to which Montessori methods should be adapted to today's society, and dozens of different associations provide teacher training. Association leaders say they are working separately and together to promote the movement's spread into the public sector. But they concede that their efforts are relatively recent. The secret is based on the work of Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and biologist born in 1870 who first worked with children labeled and retarded and then with the children of poor families in inner-city Rome. Her children learn best in environments that respect and support their individual development. Maintaining that children's first six years are the most critical for learning, Montessori promoted a holistic approach that would begin children's education at an early age. In the eighties, the emphasis on early childhood education and the emergence of the school choice movement have further bolstered the popularity of Montessori ideas among school-savvy parents. The American Montessori Society (AMS) represents more than 700 schools. The U.S. branch of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) represents 130 schools. While only about two dozen public schools are officially recognized by either the AMS or the AMI, many public school teachers have been trained in programs accredited by those groups.
Language: English
ISSN: 0013-127X
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The Initial American Reception of the Montessori Method
Publication: Education Digest, vol. 34, no. 2
Date: Oct 1968
Pages: 49-51
Americas, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori movement, Montessori organizations - United States of America, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 0013-127X
Article
Des méthodes employées au jardin d'enfants
Publication: Éducateurs
Date: 1952
Pages: 179-
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Language: French
ISSN: 2019-4048
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Persönlichkeit und Methode
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Die Neue Erziehung, vol. 8, no. 7
Date: Jul 1926
Pages: 485-488
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Language: German
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Montessori-Methode und Kindergartenreform
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Die Neue Erziehung, vol. 8, no. 4
Date: Apr 1926
Pages: 257-262
Educational change, Lili Esther Peller-Roubiczek - Writings, Montessori method of education
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Language: German
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Montessori-Methode und Entschiedene Schulreform
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Publication: Die Neue Erziehung, vol. 8, no. 3
Date: Mar 1926
Pages: 168-170
Educational change, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: German
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Neuere Psychologie und Montessori-Methode
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Publication: Die Neue Erziehung, vol. 7, no. 3
Date: Mar 1925
Pages: 181-186
Montessori method of education
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Language: German
Article
The Montessori Method as Applied to Writing
Publication: Colorado School Journal, vol. 28
Date: Jun 1913
Pages: 21-25
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Language: English
ISSN: 0010-1737
Article
Celebrating the Montessori Method
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 21, no. 3
Date: 2009
Pages: 5-5,7
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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The Montessori Method
Publication: Colorado School Journal, vol. 28
Date: Dec 1912
Pages: 20-24
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Language: English
ISSN: 0010-1737