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

Abstract/Notes: Okul öncesi dönemdeki çocukların gelişimi ve istenilen düzeyde ilerleme kaydedilmesi, devam ettikleri okullarda almış oldukları eğitim hizmetinin niteliği ile yakından ilişkilidir. Çocukların, diğer yetişkinler gibi yaşamlarını bağımsız olarak sürdürebilmeleri için günlük yaşamdaki bazı davranışları öğrenmeleri gerekir. Yetişkin bireyler bilinçli bir şekilde, kararlı ve istekli kararlar vererek öğrenirler. Çocukların gelişimlerinde sağlam temeller oluşturmak için etkili öğretim yaklaşımı seçiminin, fiziksel ortam seçiminin, materyallerle öğretimin önemli bir yeri ve eğitici bir etkisi vardır. Montessori ile Fen, Teknoloji, Mühendislik ve Matematik (STEM) eğitim yaklaşımlarının okul öncesi eğitim programında ne derece uygulanabileceğini, benzer ve farklı yönlerini öğretmen görüşleri ile belirlemektir. Çalışma grubunu 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılında Batman ilinde bulunan Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı bünyesinde ki bağımsız anaokulları ile ilk ve orta dereceli okullar bünyesinde yer alan ana sınıflarında eğitim öğretim veren 14 okul öncesi öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma nitel desenlenmiş olup, veri toplama yöntemi olarak yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmış, “içerik analizi” yapılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, okul öncesi öğretmenleri, Montessori eğitim yöntemini bilmekte ancak STEM eğitim yaklaşımından ilk defa bu araştırma sayesinde haberdar olmuşlardır. Her iki yöntem için de ortaya çıkan en önemli eksiklikler; çocuklar için önceden hazırlanmış bir çevrenin olmayışı buna bağlı olarak kendi kendini geliştirebileceği şekilde hareket ve faaliyet özgürlüğü imkanının bulunmayışı aynı zamanda okulun fiziki yapısının da çocukların gelişimini engellediği ifade edilmiştir. Çocukların bireysel ilgi ve eğilimlerine göre bağımsız olarak seçip çalışabilecekleri materyallerin bulunmayışı nitelikli eğitim almaları önündeki engellerdir. Genel bir değerlendirme yapıldığında v öğretmenlerin araştırmaya ilgi gösterdiği ve yeni yaklaşımlarla ilgili fikirlerinin olumlu yönde değiştiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. / The development of the children in the pre-school period and progress at the desired level are closely related to the quality of the education they have received in the schools they attend. Children, like other adults, need to learn some behaviors in everyday life so that they can survive independently. Adult individuals learn consciously by making resolute and willing decisions. The choice of effective teaching approach, the choice of physical environment, an important place to teach materials, and educational effects are important for building solid foundations in children's development. Montessori teaches the extent to which science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula can be applied in pre-school education programs. The working group constitutes 14 pre-school teachers who provide education in independent kindergartens within the Ministry of National Education in the province of Batman in 2016-2017 educational year and primary classes in primary and secondary schools. The research was qualitatively designed. The semi-structured interview technique was used as the data collection method and "content analysis" was performed. According to the findings, pre-school teachers know Montessori education method but they became aware of STEM education approach for the first time thanks to this research. The most important shortcomings of both methods are; it is stated that the absence of a pre-prepared environment for children, the possibility of freedom and activity in such a way that it can develop itself and at the same time the physical structure of the school prevents the development of children. The lack of materials that children can choose and work independently of their individual interests and tendencies are a barrier to qualified education. When a general evaluation is made, it has been reached that the teachers have shown interest in the research and their ideas about the new approaches changed positively.

Language: Turkish

Published: Kastamonu, Turkey, 2018

Abstract/Notes: Bu araştırmada çalışma grubunu oluşturan Montessori programı ve MEB programı ile okul öncesi eğitim alan deneme ve kontrol grubu çocukların Bilişsel gelişim ve Sosyal yetkinliklerini karşılaştırmalı olarak incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma çalışma grubunda 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılında Selçuk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi İhsan Doğramacı Anaokulunda Montessori programı ile okul öncesi eğitimi alan 20 ,Esentepe Koleji Anasınıfında MEB programı ile okul öncesi eğitimi alan 20 kontrol olmak üzere toplamda 40 çocuktan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Marmara Gelişim Ölçeğinin alt ölçeği olan Bilişsel Gelişim Ölçeği ve Sosyal Yetkinlik ve Davranış Değerlendirme-30 (SYDD-30) Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Testler deney ve kontrol gruplarına ön ve son test olmak üzere uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde Mann Whitney U testi ve Wilcoxon İşaretli sıralar testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular incelendiğinde; bilişsel gelişim ölçeği son test puanlarının kontrol grubu lehinde bir farklılaşma gösterdiği, Sosyal Yetkinlik ve Davranış Değerlendirme-30 (SYDD-30)ölçeğinin sosyal yetkinlik, Saldırganlık ve Kaygı alt ölçeklerinin son test puanlarında ise anlamlı farklılık bulunamamıştır. / In this study, Montessori curriculum and MEB curriculum(Ministry of Education Preschool Education Curriculum ) which constitute the study group and control group who took pre-school education aimed to examine the children's cognitive development and social competence comparatively. The research study group consists of 40 children, 20 of whom are in pre-school education at the Montessori curriculum in Selcuk University School of Health Sciences Faculty Ihsan Dogramaci Application Kindergarden School, 20 of which are MEB curriculum (Ministry of Education Preschool Education curriculum) at Esentepe College Kindergarden and 20 of which are in pre-school education. The Cognitive Developmental Scale and the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation-30 (SYDD-30) Scale were used as the subscale of the Marmara Developmental Scale in order to collect data in the study. The tests were performed to the experimental and control groups as pre- and post-test. Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Marked rank test were used for the analysis of the obtained data. When the findings of the research are examined; There was no significant difference in the scores of Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation-30 (SYDD-30) social competence, Aggression and Anxiety subscales, whereas cognitive development scale post test scores showed differentiation in favor of the control group.

Language: Turkish

Published: Konya, Turkey, 2018

Abstract/Notes: Uppsatsen är ett examensarbete inom kursen Praxis, forskning och utvecklingsarbete. Det valda problemområdet är: Specialpedagogik i montessoriskolan. Forskningsansatsen är inspirerad av en socialko ...

Language: Swedish

Published: Stockholm, Sweden, 2008

Abstract/Notes: When children enter preschool or kindergarten, they often seem to bring a spirit of wonder, great curiosity, and a spontaneous drive to explore, experiment and manipulate playfully and originally. Learning environments have been perceived to have the dual role of promoting as well as killing creativity. This has been attributed to the fact that as a child progresses through school years, teaching and learning become more dominant as play and self-exploration are stifled. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between play and creative drawing in Kenyan preschool children. A comparative study of the Montessori and the traditional public school system was carried out 48 preschool children between the ages of 4 and 6. Half were enrolled in Montessori while the other half in public schools Kenya. Through a qualitative design by the use of the Test of Creative Thinking Drawing Production (TCT-DP) (Urban & Jellen, 1996), and Rubin’s (2001) Play Observation Scale analyses were carried out. Independent sample t tests, Pearson product moment correlations and stepwise hierarchical multiple regressions were computed to determine whether interactions and differences in social play, cognitive play and creative drawing performance were apparent between Montessori and traditional public preschools. Statistically significant results were obtained indicating that Montessori children engaged in cognitive play more than public preschool children and had higher scores on creativity than public preschool children. In addition, age differences in social play as well as in creativity scores were found. However, no gender differences were apparent in social play, cognitive play or in creativity scores.

Language: English

Published: Munich, Germany: Herbert Utz Verlag, 2013

ISBN: 978-3-8316-4284-7

Language: English

Published: Washington, D.C., 1944

Abstract/Notes: This research investigates the learning impact of Montessori prekindergarten training as compared to traditional approaches with economically deprived Puerto Rican and Negro children. The three-part, 156-page monograph includes a 22-page introduction to Parts I and II, and a 37-page appendix to Part I. Parts I and II assess training effects of the first year of schooling, focusing on children beginning prekindergarten at approximately 4 to 4 1/2 years of age. The basic research design also includes an evaluation of training for children beginning school at 3 to 3 1/2 years. Part I contains an evaluation of perceptual and cognitive abilities. Part II investigates pupil preference for cognitive styles typifying ego strength in the young child and relevant for autonomous problem-solving strategies. Part III includes a follow-up assessment conducted at the end of kindergarten in order to investigate the cumulative effects of training over a longer period of schooling. The appendix to Part I contains age, sex, and ethnicity trends for the population investigated, a 25-page description of the test battery, a sample teaching log monthly checklist, and a list of sample questions for teacher interviews. The monograph also includes a list of 54 references used for Parts I, II, and III.

Language: English

Published: New York, New York, Sep 1969

Abstract/Notes: To determine whether preschool education benefits middle-class elementary school children, a study was conducted which compared the social, motor, and academic progress of kindergarten and elementary school children who had attended a Montessori preschool, another kind of preschool, or no preschool. The sample was chosen according to age, attendance at preschool, and social class. A total of 201 middle-class children between the ages of 64 and 128 months participated in the study. Of those children participating 151 had attended a nursery, day care, or private school prior to entry into kindergarten for 3 or more days a week, for either half or full days. Each of the three groups of subjects contained five age levels roughly corresponding to kindergarten through fourth grade levels. The Developmental Profile II, given in the form of a parent interview, and parent and teacher questionnaires were used to obtain background information and data on children's abilities. The profile indicated the child's development in months on physical, self-help, social, academic, and communication scales. Generally, results indicated that middle-class children in the primary grades, regardless of preschool background, seem to function at the same level. Results and implications are discussed, conclusions are offered, and graphs and tables of data are included in the report.

Language: English

Published: Puce, Ontario, Canada, Jul 1982

Abstract/Notes: As part of a national evaluation of Head Start, a comparison of school readiness and childhood development approaches to preschool education was attempted, but major methodological problems were encountered. It was not possible to find the study samples called for in the original plan, i.e. a child-readiness program of the Bereiter-Engelmann type, and a child development program that was a suitable example. A compromise selection of two Head Start centers included one that was child development-oriented, and one that had a modified Montessori program. A comparison sample was selected from a middle class child development-oriented private nursery school. The children were pre- and posttested on measures of cognitive skills, curiosity, self-concept, and spontaneous language. Individual child observations were also made. However, the original data collection plan was severely curtailed because of lack of time and testing space. The results of the study are not definitive but indicate that the middle class children were more able to benefit in demonstrable ways from a year of preschool education. However, the private program was judged to be of much better quality than the Head Start programs in the study.

Language: English

Published: New York, New York: Bank Street College of Education, 1969

Abstract/Notes: This is an article from a Japanese language periodical published by Japan Montessori Research Institute.

Language: Japanese