Abstract/Notes: The Montessorian proposal for childhood education appears highly modern and relevant in relation to the development of both motor skills and cognitive functions (Shivji, 2016;), strongly supported by neurosciences’ embodied theories (Roessingh, H. & Bence, M. 2018)), and the increasing wellbeing problem related to childhood (Pate et al, 2014; Ross, 2012). This review analyses Maria Montessori’s modern educational vision, in light of the emerging needs of today’s children. The contribution reviews existing literature focusing on body and movement, but connected with cognitive, emotional and well-being aspects, which are critical in preschool education, both for educators/teachers (Atli, 2016; Akkerman, 2014; Lillard, 2011), and for school reform policies (Lillard, 2019).

Language: English

DOI: 10.6092/issn.1970-2221/12195

ISSN: 1970-2221

Abstract/Notes: Largement dominant à l’école maternelle depuis des décennies, le dispositif des « ateliers » est depuis peu concurrencé par des « plages d’activités montessoriennes ». Pour certains enseignants, elles permettraient une meilleure prise en compte de la diversité des élèves. Nous avons comparé ces deux types de dispositifs en observant spécifiquement l’activité et les apprentissages des élèves plus faibles, le plus souvent issus des milieux populaires. Malgré leurs différences, il n’est pas rare que ces dispositifs présupposent tous deux une grande autonomie des élèves, alors même que l’écart est grand entre cette autonomie postulée et l’« autonomie » réelle, en particulier pour les plus faibles. Nous cherchons à comprendre en quoi et pourquoi les étayages enseignants manquent pour ces élèves, tout en étant également attentif à certaines variations qui pourraient s’avérer plus favorables aux moins bien dotés scolairement par leur milieu d’origine. Cet article met donc en lien pédagogie et sociologie (sociologies des inégalités socio-scolaire et de la socialisation), non sans réactiver aussi la question du caractère différenciateur ou non des pédagogies alternatives. [Dominant in French preschools for decades, the “atelier” system has recently faced competition from “Montessorian activities”. For some teachers, these activities would allow them to make better provision for the diversity of their pupils. We compared these two types of strategies by specifically observing the activities and learning of weaker pupils, most of whom come from working-class backgrounds. Despite their differences, it is not uncommon for both of these strategies to involve considerable pupil autonomy, even though there is a big difference between this postulated autonomy and real “autonomy”, particularly where the weakest pupils are concerned. We endeavour to ascertain how and why there is a lack of teacher support for these pupils, while also being mindful of certain variations which could potentially be of more benefit to those who are less well provided for in school due to their background. This article therefore links pedagogy and sociology (sociology of socio-educational inequalities and sociology of socialisation), and also rekindles the question of whether alternative pedagogies have a differentiating effect or not.]

Language: French

DOI: 10.4000/rfp.9296

ISSN: 0556-7807

Abstract/Notes: Incluso si el método Montessori no fue concebido originalmente para la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras, consideramos que sus principios universales de formación de los niños y las niñas pueden ser aplicados igualmente para la clase de francés como lengua extranjera. El objetivo de la investigación fue iniciar a los niños y las niñas no lectores de dos grupos de preescolar de la Escuela Saint Benedict en la comprensión del cuento “Petit chat perdu” a través de los principios montessorianos. En cuanto a la metodología, se optó por una perspectiva cualitativa. Se utilizaron dos instrumentos: la entrevista y las observaciones de participantes y no participantes. Para la recolección de los datos se emplearon una tabla de observación y un diario de campo. El punto de partida consistió en extraer aportes útiles de la teoría Montessori para la clase de francés. Posteriormente, se puso en práctica una secuencia pedagógica que favorece la comprensión oral con actividades variadas inspiradas en la pedagogía respetando al mismo tiempo los principios de la teoría. Por último, se analizaron las ventajas e inconvenientes de dicha adaptación para iniciar a niñas y niños no lectores en el aprendizaje del francés como lengua extranjera. [Even if the Montessori method was not originally conceived for the teaching of foreign languages, we consider that its universal principles of training boys and girls can be applied equally to French as a foreign language class. The objective of the research was to initiate the non-readers of two preschool groups of the Saint Benedict School in the understanding of the story “Petit chat perdu” through the Montessorian principles. Regarding the methodology, a qualitative perspective was chosen. Two instruments were used: the interview and the observations of participants and non-participants. For data collection, an observation table and a field diary were used. The starting point was to extract useful contributions from Montessori theory for the French class. Subsequently, a pedagogical sequence that favors oral comprehension was put into practice with varied activities inspired by pedagogy while respecting the principles of theory. Lastly, the advantages and disadvantages of this adaptation were analyzed to initiate non-reader girls and boys in learning French as a foreign language.]

Language: Spanish

DOI: 10.15517/rlm.v0i33.38307

ISSN: 2215-5643, 1659-1933

Abstract/Notes: Although there is literature explaining how female ethnographers negotiate male-dominated research settings, there is a lack of literature explaining how male ethnographers negotiate female-dominated settings. It is, more or less, taken for granted the research settings males choose will be suitable for them. The field of early childhood education, and preschools in particular, would benefit from a basic explanation of male fieldworker practices and why they are necessary for men in early childhood education settings. Drawing on personal experiences from two years of ethnographic research, I turn to a Montessori preschool in the Midwestern United States to address the complexities of being a male fieldworker in a female-dominated setting. I first explicate some dimensions of preconstructing suspicion of males in ECE. I then develop a gender recasting strategy with the goal of recasting masculinity. Recasting masculinity is a reflexive self-presentation strategy using personal characteristics as resources to build trust and rapport with research participants.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4471/qre.2014.50

ISSN: 2014-6418

Abstract/Notes: This report on the Montessori-designed bilingual/bicultural preschool education program of the Compton (California) School District begins with a statement of need. It includes information on project arrangements, organization, and proposed preschool curriculum. It presents plans for inservice staff development and parent participation, involvement, and education. The report also presents evaluation and audit plans, day care activities, a calendar of holidays, and the requested budget. The appendixes, almost half the report, include information on job descriptions, salary schedules, personnel policies, and curriculum areas.

Language: English

Published: Compton, California: Compton Unified School District, 1972

Language: English

Published: Washington, D.C.: National Institution of Education, 1984

Language: Spanish

Published: Caracas, Venezuela, 1983

Abstract/Notes: Aim: The topic of the article is the issue of popularizing the Maria Montessori method in the magazine “Przedszkole Przedszkolne” (1925–1939). The article was divided into five parts. The first presents the magazine “Preschool Education”, its issues and educational and popularizing functions. The second part of the article contains an outline of Maria Montessori’s biography up to 1910. The most important turning point in the life of this outstanding teacher is the year in which she gave up her medical practice and didactic work at the University of Rome, devoting herself entirely to teaching, primarily improving and promoting her own method. The most important for the discussed issue, i.e. the third, fourth and fifth parts include the description and the analysis of articles describing the Montessori method in the pages of Preschool Education, presentation of the section with sets of sense exercises and presentation of critical voices regarding this method, published in this journal. Methods: a critical analysis of sources. Results: an analysis of original articles propagating the Maria Montessori method in the magazine “Preschool Education” (1925–1939), whose founder and editor-in-chief was Maria Weryho-Radziwiłłowicz. Conclusions: In the years 1925–1939, the magazine “Preschool Education” published several articles that were a valuable source of information about the pedagogy of Maria Montessori and the organization of “children’s homes”. The authors of the most important of them were Klara Grunwald, and critical of this method ‒ Zofia Bogdanowiczowa. Importantly, in 1936 a translation of one of Maria Montessori’s lectures was published. The editors of “Preschool Education” placed great emphasis on the issues of pedagogical practice, which is why from the first issue the subject of sensory education was promoted. A huge number of various the so-called sensory exercises, in the form of usually creative suggestions for educators, could however result in the shallowing of the Montessori method as a whole.

Language: Polish

DOI: 10.17460/PHO_2020.3_4.06

ISSN: 0033-2178

Language: English

ISSN: 0027-5379

Abstract/Notes: This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43 disadvantaged Negro and white 4-year-olds of high, middle, and low intelligence. Fifteen of the children were placed in an experimental group (I) and 28 in a control group (II). A 2-year program involving a group (III) of middle class 4-year-olds was also conducted, with a control group (IV) consisting of middle class 4-year-olds in a Montessori preschool. Groups I and III received a 2-year experimental program in which rapid attainment of basic academic concepts was emphasized. Group II received a 2-year traditional preschool education. Group I achieved significantly greater Stanford-Binet IQ gains than Group II and maintained them over the 2-year program. Group III children also benefited measureably from the program and demonstrated greater achievement in many areas than Group IV.

Language: English

Published: Washington, D.C., 1966