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[An Opinion of the Usefulness of Tests and of the Montessori Method Applied to the Education of Mentally Handicapped Children]
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1963, no. 3
Date: 1963
Pages: 19-20
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
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'Nienhuis Has to Survive': An Interview with Lex Vriesendorp, the Man at the Helm of the Dominant Manufacturer of Montessori Materials
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 6, no. 2
Date: Winter 1994
Pages: 16-17
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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In the Beginning: Searching for the First Public Montessori Program in the U.S. [Reading, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 17, no. 2
Date: Winter 2005
Pages: 24-25
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Do Not Bequeath a Shamble; The Child in the Twenty-First Century: Innocent Hostage to Mindless Oppression or Messenger to the World?
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 20, no. 3
Date: Summer 1995
Pages: 93-106
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: This reprint of a 1980 article argues that there is a unique global consciousness inherent in the "prepared environment" of Maria Montessori's student-centered, nurturing curriculum for young children. Maintains that war and peace, overpopulation, hunger, environmental problems, and other global concerns can be addressed through education. (MDM)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Oops‼! Correction to the Montessori Bells Section of the Fall 2002 "Guided Tour of the Montessori Classroom"
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 11, no. 2
Date: 2002
Pages: 23
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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The Level of School Readiness of Five-year-olds within the Area of Social Development in View of the Pedagogic Principles of Maria Montessori – an Analysis Report
Available from: INFONA - Portal Komunikacji Naukowej
Publication: Journal of Preschool and Elementary School Education, vol. 4
Date: 2013
Pages: 81-97
Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Readiness for school, Social development
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Abstract/Notes: Children of kindergarten age develop very quickly. With proper stimuli, they should reach the appropriate level of school readiness around the age of six. The subject of the study carried out in one of Cracow’s kindergartens was to determine the level of school readiness in terms of social development. Tests were carried out among five-year-olds attending a kindergarten based on the pedagogic principles of Maria Montessori. The author wished to know what social skills were developed by the children within the context of an alternative method of interaction. The test group included 22 children from four mixed-age groups. The school readiness evaluation was carried out twice in the school year 2012/13, with the use of the categorised observation technique. The results show that within one year’s time of preparation for school the children made significant progress, but – due to their age and biological development – not all the required skills were shaped at the highest possible level. In the second test only 13.6% children obtained the highest grade in all the test indicators. More than 78% children obtained the high or medium level, which means that the skills tested have not been fully shaped. Children need more time for improving and reinforcing these skills. Social and emotional development is strictly related to the process of growing up. Therefore, certain skills cannot be shaped faster. These include an adequate reaction to new situations, overcoming difficulties, as well as performing and planning tasks on one’s own. The test results confirm that the Montessori educational context faclitates the shaping of such skills as independence of action, making good contacts with adults and peers, or preparing and tidying up the workplace. It was a partial and pilot study.
Language: English
ISSN: 2084-7998
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Authentic Montessori: The Dottoressa’s View at the End of Her Life Part I: The Environment
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 5, no. 1
Date: 2019
Pages: 1-18
Classroom environments, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Prepared environment
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Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori developed a form of education in the first half of the last century that came to be called by her surname, and research indicates it often has positive outcomes. In the years since its development, tens of thousands of schools worldwide have called their programs Montessori, yet implementations vary widely, leading to confusion about what Montessori education is. Although there are varied opinions, here we use Dr. Montessori’s books and transcribed lectures to describe the conclusions of her work at her life’s end. We term this final conclusion authentic in the sense of “done in the traditional or original way,” (the primary definition of the adjective in Oxford English Dictionary, 2019). We do not claim that the original is superior to variants; this is an issue for empirical science. Our overarching goal is to provide researchers, policy makers, administrators, teachers, and parents with a benchmark from which to measure and evaluate variations from the education method Dr. Montessori bequeathed at the end of her life. In the ongoing search for alternative educational methods, the time-honored and burgeoning Montessori system is of considerable interest. Dr. Montessori conceptualized the system as a triangle for which the environment, the teacher, and the child formed the legs. Part I of this two-part article examines Dr. Montessori’s view of what constitutes the environment, in terms of its material, temporal, and social features. An appendix to Part II summarizes the features. In the ongoing search for alternative educational methods, the time-honored and burgeoning Montessori system is of considerable interest. Dr. Montessori conceptualized the system as a triangle for which the environment, the teacher, and the child formed the legs. Part I of this two-part article examines Dr. Montessori’s view of what constitutes the environment, in terms of its material, temporal, and social features. An appendix to Part II summarizes the features.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923
Article
The Keepers of Alexandria: Introducing the Classics to the Montessori Classroom
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 3, no. 2
Date: Apr 1995
Pages: 10–12
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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The Psychological Needs of the Pre-School Child and the Role of Pre-Primary Institutions in Satisfying Them
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 11
Date: 1967
Pages: 15-19
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
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Do Not Bequeath a Shamble: The Child in the Twenty First Century: Innocent Hostage to Mindless Oppression or Children as Messengers to the World
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 18, no. 3
Date: 1980
Pages: 1-10
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Abstract/Notes: Paper presented at the 20th Anniversary American Montessori Society Annual Seminar, New York, 1980.
Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064