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Improving Outcomes for Refugee Children: A Case Study on the Impact of Montessori Education Along the Thai-Burma Border
Available from: IEJ Online
Publication: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, vol. 14, no. 3
Date: 2015
Pages: 138-149
Asia, Burma, Displaced communities, Myanmar, Refugees, Southeast Asia, Thailand
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Abstract/Notes: There are 25 million displaced children worldwide, and those receiving schooling are often educated in overcrowded classrooms. Montessori is a child-centred educational method that provides an alternative model to traditional educational approaches. In this model, students are able to direct their own learning and develop at their own pace, working with materials rather than in supervised groups or with direct teacher instruction. Because most children are working alone, teachers have more time to work one-on- one with children even when student-teacher ratios are quite large. This gives teachers increased opportunity to tailor their teaching to the specific needs and strengths of each student. We conducted an evaluation of Montessori classroom conversion for displaced students on the Thai-Myanmar border. We administered the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) to 66 children before and after classroom conversion and across treatment and control classroom conditions. We then conducted difference in difference testing. All domains showed meaningful improvements in ASQ scores, with the Montessori students gaining 18 points relative to the traditional students (p = 0.33). However, only the personal-social domain of the ASQ was statistically significant (8.8 point gain for the Montessori students relative to the control, p < 0.05) in our underpowered sample.
Language: English
ISSN: 1443-1475, 2202-493X
Book Section
Education as a Help to Life from Six to 12 Years
Book Title: Maria Montessori's Contribution to Educational Thought and Practice: Souvenir in Honour of Dr. Maria Montessori's Birth Centenary, 31 August, 1970
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Language: English
Published: New Delhi: Association of Delhi Montessorians, 1971
Book Section
Education for Life
Book Title: The Absorbent Mind
Pages: 7-14
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Abstract/Notes: The first edition of 'The Absorbent Mind' was published in English by Kalakshetra (Madras, India) in 1949. In 1952, Montessori wrote a fully revised edition in Italian, published by Garzanti in 1952. This was the first Italian edition, entitled 'La Mente del Bambino'. This current edition is a translation by Claude Claremont of the Italian 1952 edition.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2007
Series: The Montessori Series , 1
Book Section
Montessori Education in the UK
Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education
Pages: 303-308
Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, England, Europe, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education - History, Northern Europe, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori education in the UK surged in the early twentieth century including courses taught biannually by Maria Montesori and public Montessori programs in the London borough of Acton. A second wave, from 1946 onwards, was led by Montessori teacher training including an innovative distance learning curriculum, which reinvigorated Montessori education in the UK and overseas. Since the 1990s, parental demand, political interest and funding for preschool has expanded Montessori in early childhood education. In 2019, there were approximately 850 Montessori early childhood centers in the UK, many receiving government subsidies with a more limited number of Montessori schools serving older children. The fact that Montessori is delivered primarily in private schools and also in the early childhood sector in the UK places it in the middle of longstanding tensions between private and government-funded education.
Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-350-27561-4 978-1-350-27560-7 978-1-350-27562-1
Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks
Article
The Place of the Montessori Method in the English Educational System
Publication: The Montessori Magazine: A Quarterly Journal for Teachers, Parents and Social Workers (India), vol. 4, no. 4
Date: Oct 1950
Pages: 21-26
England, Europe, Great Britain, Northern Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales
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Language: English
Article
Kodomo no seichō hattatsu to kyōiku / 子どもの成長発達と教育 [Child Growth, Development, and Education]
Publication: Montessori Kyōiku / モンテッソーリ教育 [Montessori Education], no. 27
Date: 1995
Pages: 2-12
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Language: Japanese
ISSN: 0913-4220
Article
The Rights of Children and Adolescents to Education and to Participation in the Construction of their Future
Publication: Montessori Articles (Montessori Australia Foundation)
Date: n.d.
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Language: English
Article
A New Emphasis on Activity in Education; Experiments Which Bear Upon the Age at Which to Start Children to School
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Utah Educational Review, vol. 5, no. 7
Date: Mar 1912
Pages: 8
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Language: English
Article
W poszukiwaniu modelu edukacji matematycznej. W stronę pedagogiki Marii Montessori / Searching for a Model of Mathematical Education: Towards Maria Montessori’s Pedagogy
Available from: Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow
Publication: Edukacja Elementarna w Teorii i Praktyce / Elementary Education in Theory and Practice, vol. 13, no. 1 (whole no. 47)
Date: 2018
Pages: 163-181
Mathematics education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: Mathematics is a school subject which causes students the greatest problems, sometimes throughout their entire school experience. Unsatisfactory learning outcomes in mathematics have been observed worldwide for a number of years, and the lack of or poor mathematical skills make it impossible for many students to cope with the ever increasing demands of modern life. In view of this alarming situation, constant attempts are being made to modify and reform mathematics education curricula in order to improve their effectiveness. The present study explores the difficulties faced by students in learning mathematics. Attention is given to the types and effects of failures in mathematics education. In the context of these problems, the Montessori method is recommended as an alternative. The main assumptions of the Montessori pedagogy are presented, with a special emphasis on the development material. The greatest prominence is given to sensory and mathematical materials, providing their brief characterization and pointing to their high educational effectiveness. In order to bring the characteristics of Montessori’s organizational forms closer (forms of students’ work) the three-stage-lesson is presented. The lesson involves presenting the names connected with the typical developmental Montessori method with the use of Golden Bead Material. The concluding section highlights the didactic effectiveness of Montessori pedagogy in the domain of mathematics education. It is stressed that students who have been educated in Montessori schools work eagerly with mathematical materials and independently. They achieve educational success, acquire new skills and see that mathematics can be easy and pleasant to learn. / Matematyka jest przedmiotem, który sprawia uczniom najwięcej problemów nieraz przez całe życie szkolne. Od lat obserwuje się na całym świecie niezadawalające wyniki nauczania tego przedmiotu, a brak lub zbyt niski poziom umiejętności matematycznych nie pozwala wielu uczniom sprostać rosnącym wymaganiom życiowym. Taka niepokojąca sytuacja implikuje podejmowanie ustawicznych prób modyfikacji i reformowania programów edukacji matematycznej zmierzających w kierunku większej ich skuteczności. W pracy podjęto problem trudności dzieci w uczeniu się matematyki. Zwrócono uwagę na rodzaje i skutki niepowodzeń w edukacji matematycznej. W kontekście tych zagadnień, jako alternatywę zakomenderowano edukację metodą M. Montessori. Omówiono główne założenia pedagogiki montessoriańskiej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem materiału rozwojowego. Największą uwagę poświęcono materiałom sensorycznym i matematycznym, dokonując krótkiej ich charakterystyki oraz wskazując wysoką skuteczność edukacyjną. W celu przybliżenia specyfiki montessoriańskich form pracy ucznia przedstawiono trzystopniową lekcję nazw dotyczącą charakterystycznej dla metody Montessori pomocy rozwojowej, zwanej „złotym materiałem”. W zakończeniu wskazano efektywność dydaktyczną pedagogiki Montessori w obszarze edukacji matematycznej. Podkreślono, że uczniowie w placówkach montessoriańskich chętnie i samodzielnie pracują z materiałami matematycznymi. Doświadczają sukcesów, nabywają nowe umiejętności i przekonują się, że matematyka może być łatwa i przyjemna.
Language: Polish
DOI: 10.14632/eetp.2017.13.47.163
ISSN: 1896-2327, 2353-7787
Article
An Analysis of the Philosophy of Montessori Educational Theories / 몬테소리 아동 교육론의 사상적 기초에 관한 분석
Available from: RISS
Publication: 아동교육 [The Korean Journal of Child Education], vol. 5, no. 2
Date: 1996
Pages: 191-204
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Language: Korean
ISSN: 1226-2722