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Montessori-Lyzeum in Rotterdam / Lycée Montessori à Rotterdam / Montessori secondary school in Rotterdam
Available from: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) - e-Periodica
Publication: Bauen + Wohnen / Construction + Habitation / Building + Home: Internationale Zeitschrift, vol. 13
Date: 1959
Pages: 383-387
Architecture, Europe, Holland, Montessori Lyceum Rotterdam (Netherlands), Netherlands, Western Europe
Doctoral Dissertation
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Korean Montessori Teacher Training Program as Perceived by Montessori Teachers and Parents of Montessori-Educated Children
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: During the past ten years, a total of 3,642 teachers and administrators have attended the Korean Montessori Teacher Training Program (KMTTP). A sample of Montessori teachers (n = 261) and Korean parents (n = 375) from 32 Korean Montessori schools located in the major cities of Korea were surveyed in order to evaluate the effectiveness of this teacher preparation program. The EXPECTATIONS AND GOAL ATTAINMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (EGAQ), designed by the researcher, was the instrumentation used to conduct this study. Major findings demonstrated that 74.5 percent of the teachers surveyed indicated that their main reasons for attending the KMTTP were to increase their professional competency and their knowledge of child development through Montessori philosophy. The correlation between teachers' levels of satisfaction with their preparation and perceived effectiveness of the training program was higher (r =.29, p $<$.05) than between their levels of satisfaction with the program and their perceptions of their preparedness after completion of training (r =.18, p $<$.05). Significant differences existed between perceived effectiveness of the KMTTP and teachers' ages, positions, and years of experience. Older teachers and those with more advanced teaching positions expressed greater satisfaction with the program. Teachers indicated that, upon completion of the KMTTP, they felt more prepared in, than knowledgeable of, Montessori educational methodology. From the parent perspective, the most frequently cited reason (74.3%) for sending their child to a Montessori School was to provide a learning environment that nurtured their child's interpersonal growth. A majority of the parents (58.5%) were very satisfied with the Montessori experience; no parents were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. In correlating the effectiveness of Montessori education with specific outcomes, parents indicated highest levels of satisfaction in the areas of "concentration" and "academic achievement." A majority of the teachers surveyed (52.8%) encouraged the implementation of the Montessori Teacher Training Program in neighboring countries, with 42.1 percent strongly encouraging implementation. This study demonstrated the need for further development and improvement in the area of Montessori teacher training in Korea.
Language: English
Published: San Francisco, California, 1994
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Venticinque anni di lavoro Montessori in Africa [Twenty-five years of Montessori work in Africa]
Publication: Vita dell'Infanzia (Opera Nazionale Montessori), vol. 43, no. 6
Date: 1994
Pages: 48-53
Africa, Montessori method of education - History, Muriel I. Dwyer - Biographic sources, Muriel I. Dwyer - Writings
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 0042-7241
Doctoral Dissertation
Barriers Contributing to the Minimal Participation of African American Parents in Their Children's Schools: A Qualitative Case Study of African American Parent Involvement in an Urban K–8 Elementary School in Minnesota
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
African American community, African Americans, Americas, Early childhood care and education - Parent participation, Early childhood education - Parent participation, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, Parent participation, Parent-teacher relationships, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: This research is a case study of African American parent involvement at a urban Montessori school in Minnesota. African American parents at this school have had limited involvement in conferences, PTSO meetings, school activities, and on the Site-Based Leadership Team. An examination of the literature was made to investigate the influences on African American parents when they make decisions about their parental involvement. This research covered the historical background, theoretical background, implications, racial barriers, and strategies that increased African American parent involvement. An ethnography was designed to gather data from 9 mothers of African American students. These parents provided information about their backgrounds and their experiences with the school. Staff at the school (6) were interviewed as to their experiences with African American parent involvement. The results of the study offer findings on attitudes, perceptions, needs and ideas for improving African American parent involvement at any school.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2000
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Woz'obona: A New Approach to Montessori in South Africa
Publication: Montessori International, no. 67
Date: 2003
Pages: 25-28, 30
Africa, Montessori method of education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
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Tender Seedlings That Are Growing: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in South Africa
Publication: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, vol. 21
Date: 2006
Pages: 25–26
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
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Montessori in South Africa
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 9, no. 1
Date: 1997
Pages: 31–32
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Possibility: South Africa and the World
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 8, no. 3
Date: Spring 1996
Pages: 26-27
Africa, Montessori method of education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Materials from South Africa...Instantly: Internet Connection Can Fetch Items and Build International Links
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 13, no. 3
Date: Spring 2001
Pages: 14-15
Africa, Public Montessori, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Montessori in Soweto: A South African School That Soars - The National Movement That Inspired it
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 14, no. 2
Date: Winter 2002
Pages: 22-25
Africa, Public Montessori, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246