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Article
Progressive Education and American Progressivism: Margaret Naumburg
Publication: Teachers College Record
Date: 1959
Margaret Naumburg - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Writings
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Language: English
Article
American Schools
Available from: The Times Educational Supplement Historical Archive - Gale
Publication: The Times Educational Supplement (London, England)
Date: Jul 2, 1921
Pages: 304
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Language: English
ISSN: 0040-7887
Article
American Schools in France
Available from: Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Gallica
Publication: The Paris Times (Paris, France)
Date: Sep 27, 1927
Pages: 3
Château de Bures (Boarding school, Paris, France), Europe, France, Montessori schools, Prynce Hopkins - Biographic sources, Western Europe
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Language: English
Book
Proceedings of the 1963 American Montessori Society National Seminar
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Language: English
Published: New York, New York: American Montessori Society, 1963
Report
The Children's House Manual: A Guide to the Social System, Physical Environment and Instructional Strategies of an American Montessori Public School
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
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Language: English
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977
Honors Thesis
The Great Italian Educator: The Montessori Method and American Nativism in the 1910s
Available from: University of Kansas
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this project is to investigate to what extent Protestant nativism impeded the spread of the Montessori Method in the United States. The Montessori Method has experienced waves of popularity in America ever since it was first introduced in 1910. During the first wave of popularity, from 1910-1917, Dr. Maria Montessori, the founder, faced backlash from educators and educational philosophers for her scientific reasoning and her pedagogical and social philosophies. Some Montessori historians believe that these factors were critical in halting the spread of the Montessori Method in America in 1917. An additional theory is that Montessori’s personal identity, as an Italian Catholic woman, impeded the reception of her ideas in America. Considering that the time period was characterized by anti-Catholic rhetoric from political organizations as well as newspapers and journals, the theory makes sense. Research for this project was conducted by examining newspaper publications that covered the Montessori Method, rebuttals of the method published by American educators, and the books and articles written by Montessori advocates. Other primary sources include Catholic publications and Dr. Montessori’s own books and writings. Secondary sources, such as autobiographies of Maria Montessori’s life and examinations of nativist activity at the beginning of the 20th Century, help paint a picture of the state of America when Dr. Montessori visited in 1913. Overall, these sources indicate that anti-Catholic sentiments played a minor role, if any, in hampering the spread of the Montessori Method. Maria Montessori’s publicist, Samuel S. McClure, crafted a particular public image for Montessori, compatible with themes of social reform, Progressive educational reform, and feminism, which would appeal to most Americans. The creation of this public image is significant as it was a manifestation of the cultural upheaval experienced during the early 20th century and had lasting implications for Progressive education and the future of the Montessori Method in America. Supporters for the method emphasized the scientific foundation of the method, Dr. Montessori’s ideas for social reform through education, and the compatibility of the method with American ideals of individual freedom and responsibility. In the end, other factors such as leading educators’ disapproval of different aspects of the method, World War I, and Dr. Montessori’s personality led to the decline of the Montessori Method in America at that time.
Language: English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas, Apr 2019
Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
The Essential and Unique Characteristics of a Contemporary American Montessori Curriculum Model for Children Ages 3 to 6
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Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1991
Article
The American Adolescent: Facing a "Vortex of New Risks"
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 18, no. 3
Date: Summer 1993
Pages: 85-86
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, Educational change, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Excerpts from the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development's report "Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century," issued in 1989, indicate the need to develop a more adolescent-centered approach to education in the middle grades that is very similar to the basic ideas of the Montessori method. (MDM)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Marva Collins, American Public Education, and Maria Montessori
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 3
Date: 1983
Pages: ii-9
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Book
American Montessori Manual: Principles, Applications, Terms
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Language: English
Published: New York, New York: American Montessori Society, [1970]