Abstract/Notes: Childhood education goes with a lot of innocence, searching and exploring the environment that surrounds the young learners. The amount of energy and inquisitiveness displayed by children at this tender age is a marble to many parents and teachers alike. This small-scale research represents a sincere attempt to contrastively analyze Montessori and Al-Ghazali’s ideas on child education. The ideas of the two scholars, one from the West and the other from the East, till these days have great significance to their respective communities. In a way, this study should be seen as an initiative undertaken in the absence of a study discussing the differences and commonalities found in the ideas of the two scholars pertaining to child education. By employing the textual analysis method and using Montessori’s principles of child education as the framework, the researchers conducted a comparative analysis. In the course of analyzing the data, the researchers had identified six emerging themes in the ideas of Montessori and Al-Ghazali. The findings have also indicated that the principles of these two prominent scholars either intersect with each other or stand in total isolation. ********************************************************* Pendidikan kanak-kanak berlakumalalui proses pencariandan penerokaanterhadap persekitaran mereka. Keceriaan dan sifat ingin tahu yang dipamerkan oleh kanak-kanak dalam proses tersebut amatlah penting bagi para ibubapa dan guru Pandangan-pandangan Montessori dan Al-Ghazali tentang pendidikan kanak-kanak telah meninggalkan kesan yang amat penting dalam komuniti Barat dan Timur hingga ke hari ini. Kajian ini dilakukanuntuk membandingkan pandangan kedua-dua cendekiawan ini tentang pendidikan kanak-kanak. Secara tidak langsung, ia boleh dilihat sebagai usaha untuk mengisi kekurangan dalam bidang kajian. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah analisa tekstual dan prinsip pendidikan kanak-kanak Montessori sebagai rangka kajian. Daripada kajian ini, terdapat enam tema yang boleh digarapkan daripadapandangan kedua-dua cendekiawanyang didapati secara bersilang atau terpisah di antara satu sama lain.

Language: English

DOI: 10.31436/jia.v15i2.759

ISSN: 2289-8077

Abstract/Notes: Research from the past 40 years indicates that African American students are subjected to exclusionary discipline, including suspension and expulsion, at rates two to three times higher than their White peers (Children’s Defense Fund, 1975; Skiba, Michael, Nardo, & Peterson, 2002). Although this phenomenon has been studied extensively in traditional public schools, rates of racially disproportionate discipline in public Montessori schools have not been examined. The purpose of this study is to examine racial discipline disproportionality in Montessori public elementary schools as compared to traditional elementary schools. The Relative Rate Index (RRI) is used as a measure of racially disproportionate use of out-of-school suspensions (Tobin & Vincent, 2011). Suspension data from the Office of Civil Rights Data Collection was used to generate RRIs for Montessori and traditional elementary schools in a large urban district in the Southeast. While statistically significant levels of racial discipline disproportionality are found in both the Montessori and traditional schools, the effect is substantially less pronounced in Montessori settings. These findings suggest that Montessori schools are not immune to racially disproportionate discipline and should work to incorporate more culturally responsive classroom management techniques. Conversely, the lower levels of racially disproportionate discipline in the Montessori schools suggests that further study of discipline in Montessori environments may provide lessons for traditional schools to promote equitable discipline.

Language: English

DOI: 10.17161/jomr.v1i1.4941

ISSN: 2378-3923

Abstract/Notes: Artykuł prezentuje wyniki badań kwestionariuszowych dotyczących wartości preferowanych przez nauczycieli w szkołach pracujących w systemie tradycyjnym oraz al-ternatywnym – Marii Montessori. Badania zostały przeprowadzone w 2017 roku na terenie województw lubelskiego, mazowieckiego oraz kujawsko-pomorskiego. Zastosowano kwestio-nariusz PVQ-RR Shaloma Schwartza w polskiej adaptacji Jana Cieciucha. Ogółem przebadano 102 osoby (51 nauczycieli montessoriańskich, 51 tradycyjnych) i zakwalifikowano ich wyniki do ostatecznej analizy. Celem badań było określenie wartości, które są cenione zarówno przez nauczycieli montessoriańskich (grupa badawcza), jak i nauczycieli pracujących w systemie tradycyjnym (grupa porównawcza), a także zbadanie, czy istnieją różnice w zakresie prefe-rowanych wartości między tymi dwiema grupami. / The article presents the results of questionnaire concerned values preferred by teachers working in schools on the basis of traditional and alternative systems - Maria Montessori. The research was conducted in 2017 in the Lublin, Mazovian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian provinces. The S. Schwartz PVQ-RR questionnaire was used in the Polish adaptation of Jan Cieciuch. Overall, the research group of 102 respondents were qualified for the final analysis (Montessori teachers = 51, traditional = 51). In the research undertaken, the aim was to identify values that are valid both by Montessori teachers (research group) and teachers working in the traditional system (comparative group). The collected data presents whether there are differences in the preferred values between the both groups.

Language: Polish

DOI: 10.17951/lrp.2018.37.4.143-154

ISSN: 0137-6136

Language: English

Abstract/Notes: Abstract Aim. Montessori activities were implemented in nursing care of older adults in the home environment with the aim of creating meaningful, inclusive, and failure-free daily activities that improve their quality of life. Material and methods. In-depth comparative case studies with exploratory methods were used based on structured interviews and observation of four purposely selected older adults with and without dementia in the home environment. The data was collected using the Montessori methodology, which was divided into five phases. Results. Diff erent types of activities and roles were developed based on the individual’s abilities and interests. The participants felt more independent and self-confident in the performance of planned activities and satisfied that they are busy during the day and engaged in activities that contribute to their better mobility and health. Conclusions. Implemented activities can facilitate the inclusion of older adults in the daily routine of family life, increase the quality of life and the possibility of self-care in the home environment.

Language: English

DOI: 10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0038

ISSN: 2450-646X

Abstract/Notes: This research is based on the view that early childhood education is a fundamental aspect of the direction of the child's life. On the other hand, the development of educational theory has an impact on the direction of progressive thinking on the pattern of education. The presence of serious attention to the golden age of children also determine an appropriate approach in the learning activities undertaken. The importance of the issue invites various views of educational leaders both from the West and the East, not least Abdurrahman An-Nahlawi and Maria Montessori. Both figures have contributed to the development of education for children from different perspectives. Based on the above, this research is directed to examine the thoughts of both into an alternative paradigm of Early Childhood Education. This research is a type of literature research with a philosophical, historical, and psychological approach. While the data are analysed using content and comparative analysis and using the inductive-deductive method in making conclusions. Based on the results of the research can be obtained: The educational concept of Abdurrahman An-Nahlawi for Early Childhood is based on the Shari'a of Islam as the perfect manhaj Rabbani. Thus, the ideal education is based on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Education becomes a means to prepare the child's life as a plenary man and realize the idealism of Islam in daily life. The concept of education Maria Montessori departs on the view of the child as a unique individual and able to construct learning independently. Thus, the need for an environment that is prepared for the development of children. Education is seen as real life for children.

Language: English

DOI: 10.14421/skijier.2018.2018.22.05

ISSN: 2580-3212

Language: English

ISSN: 0277-9064

Abstract/Notes: It is undeniable that education is critical the evolution of modern societies. However, there are factors that affect schools in various ways, such as social, political and technological movements. Unfortunately, the schools have failed to keep up with the changes and transformations and still mostly facilitate the educational attitudes and philosophies adopted from the past century (Baker, 2012). Educational buildings, where teaching and learning activities take place, are important part of the education system. School buildings serve not only as educational facilities, but also as an important asset of the community and as a source of dominant aspects of education (Moore & Lackney, 1994). But more importantly, the extent to which school buildings enhance education has become an important issue for policy makers, educators, and design researchers, where it is also seen as a major focus in the fields of architecture and education. The needs in today’s education system raise several that require immediate attention - what kind of schools and classrooms would we like to have in the future and how should we improve the schools that we have today? Even though the structure of classes and the overall educational activities have been transforming globally, we still observe traditional classroom settings where students are seated in rows regardless of the teaching methods that the teachers engage in and the teachers’ interaction levels with students. Moreover, traditional classrooms are based on the concept that teacher is the only authority where students are not directed to see their peers as a source of learning or supported to interact and teach each other (Sharan, 1999). However, ideally, learning should occur in an environment that can allow students to engage with the concepts that are being used by teachers with a maximum opportunity. This approach promotes the idea that students should become a part of the teaching practice in classrooms, rather than being passive receivers. In addition, it is important to have a broad sense of communication in classroom environments. It is teachers’ task to create an environment for students for “the collision of reflections” that will eventually lead to students’ skills and intelligence to express their opinions and develop outcomes forming bases for knowledge building. Therefore, teachers’ role in classrooms and their interaction with students through their attitudes and motivational strategies play a crucial role in the overall teaching-learning process (Turner et.al., 2002).

Language: English

ISSN: 2301-2501

Language: English

Published: Houston, Texas, 1988

Abstract/Notes: In our study we investigate the differences between the views of Waldorf and Montessori teacher trainers (NWaldorf = 8, NMontessori = 8) on the basis of structured interviews. The narrower, national relevance of our study is the Hungarian higher education accreditation efforts of the two school models, while the more general relevance is that we empirically test the theoretical distance between the two school concepts on a Hungarian sample. The aim of the study is therefore twofold: to identify the main theoretical differences between the two pedagogical approaches and to empirically test the presence or absence of these differences through the views of teacher trainers. Our results show that the teacher trainers of the two pedagogical approaches have partly moved away from their theoretical background and are divided on certain issues: Montessori teacher trainers are moving towards a focus on the development of large movements, while Waldorf teacher trainers are moving towards a better appreciation of science. As there is no state accreditation of Waldorf and Montessori teacher training courses in Hungary, we are also looking at the scientific attitudes of the teachers involved in teacher training.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100855

ISSN: 2590-2911