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Article
Starting a New Year: Orientation for New Children
Publication: Point of Interest, vol. 6, no. 6
Date: Feb 1996
Pages: 1–4
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Language: English
Article
Children Need Protection from Harmful Solar Rays!
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 27, no. 2
Date: 2003
Pages: 4–5
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Language: English
Doctoral Dissertation
'My Self-Image and Your Interactions': The Influence of the Preschool Educator's Image of the Child as a Learner on Children's Wellbeing and Involvement
Americas, Comparative education, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Europe, Ireland, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, Northern Europe, Play, Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education)
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Abstract/Notes: The introduction in 2011 of a universal free preschool year for all children in Ireland prior to attending primary school was heralded as a significant commitment to children and families. As a result of this policy initiative there are increasing numbers of young children accessing preschool provision. However, despite increased access and increased investment in ECEC provision, little is known about the quality of preschool children’s experiences, or the impact of the pedagogical approach on children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement in their learning. Equally there has been no evaluation of the quality or the effectiveness of the preschool provision in supporting children’s development of 21st century skills. This thesis explores how the preschool educator’s image of the child as a learner influences her/his pedagogical approach and how the educator’s pedagogical approach subsequently impacts on children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement in their meaning making processes. The study, an ethnographic comparative study, was conducted across three preschool setting types, Montessori, Play-based and Reggio inspired in the west of Ireland and Boston. The findings identify that children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement are high when their basic needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness are met in an autonomy supportive, child-centred learning environment. In comparison, when the learning environment is controlling and the approach to teaching and learning is didactic and adult-led, children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement are low. These findings have significant implications for policy and practice and provide a compelling argument for the evaluation of the quality of preschool provision in Ireland.
Language: English
Published: Galway, Ireland, 2020
Article
What We Know About Children and Learning: Is Anyone Paying Attention?
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 25, no. 2
Date: May 2017
Pages: 24–25
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in 'the Children's Houses' [book review]
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: The Child (London), vol. 3, no. 4
Date: Jan 1913
Pages: 369-370
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Language: English
ISSN: 0855-0026
Article
Benefits of Good Shepherd Catechesis Among Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: Journal of Religious Education, vol. 66, no. 3
Date: 2018
Pages: 225-234
Africa, Children with disabilities, East Africa, Inclusive education, Kenya, Learning disabilities, People with disabilities, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Abstract/Notes: Since Martin Luther, religious education has largely been identified with catechism that used question and answer method, particularly in the Catholic church. For a person with intellectual disability, this offers a grave difficulty in religious formation. Could there be alternatives? The present study aimed at exploring the benefits of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) for children living with intellectual disabilities. The participants were 23 children and nine care-givers in a Catholic context in Kenya. Observation guides and interviews were used to collect data that showed that children with intellectual disabilities had the ability to spontaneously relate with the spiritual world, and in some cases, with Jesus. The findings confirmed that the CGS offers children with special needs the space, tools, and time to get in touch with the Divine through witnessing to the narrative of the Word.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s40839-018-0069-5
ISSN: 2199-4625
Article
Games Children Play
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 13, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 7
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Doctoral Dissertation
Pilgrims and Guides: A Phenomenological Study of Montessori Teachers Guiding and Being Guided by Children in Public Montessori Schools
Available from: University of Maryland Libraries
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Abstract/Notes: This study explores the experiences of public school Montessori teachers. Max van Manen’s methodology for hermeneutic phenomenological research provides a framework for the study, and the philosophical writings of Gadamer, Abram, and Levinas guide the textual interpretations. Voices of curriculum theorists, in conversation with Maria Montessori’s words, reveal possibilities for understanding the experiences of Montessori public school teachers in the context of contemporary curriculum discourse. Six public school Montessori teachers engage with the researcher in a series of open-ended conversations. These elementary school teachers work with majority minority student populations in three different urban school districts. They range in age from mid-30s to early 60s, and have between 5 and 33 years of teaching experience in public Montessori schools. Their conversations illuminate the experience of teaching in public Montessori schools in three main themes. The teachers tell of being transformed and drawn-in to a way of life as they take Montessori training. They speak of the goodness of work that calls children to concentrate their energies and grow into active, caring and responsible people. Finally, they reflect on boundaries of difference encountered in the hallways and meeting places of public schools, and the shadows cast by state tests. The study suggests a need for Montessori teachers in public schools to participate in open-hearted conversations with parents, non-Montessori educators and administrators about what they are trying to do in their classrooms. It also reveals that decisions made by school administrators have a powerful effect on the ability of Montessorians to create engaging, child-centered learning environments. Finally, the study suggests a need for teachers, administrators, teacher-educators, and policy makers to embrace the questions and possibilities for creative growth inherent in tensions between the conflicting paradigms of adult-driven technical/scientific educational schema and the Montessori developmentally-based teaching style.
Language: English
Published: College Park, Maryland, 2007
Article
A Nutrition Education Program for Children–A Curriculum Overview
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 26, no. 1
Date: 2002
Pages: 12–15
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Language: English
Article
Öffentlicher Kongress für Kleinkinderziehung in Berlin [Public congress for the education of young children in Berlin]
Publication: Kindergarten, vol. 73
Date: 1932
Pages: 257-264
Europe, Germany, Western Europe
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Language: German