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Montessori Lectures on Special Education: Summary of Lectures by Maria Montessori on Special Education to Teachers Attending the State Orthophrenic School in 1900
Available from: Books to Borrow @ Internet Archive
Book Title: Montessori and the Special Child
Pages: 201-224
Children with disabilities, Europe, Inclusive education, Italy, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Reginald Calvert Orem - Writings, Southern Europe, Special education
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Language: English
Published: New York: Capricorn, 1970
Article
Early childhood care and education in india [Accueil et education de la petite enfance en inde / Cuidado temprano en la niñez y educación en india]
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: International Journal of Early Years Education, vol. 2, no. 2
Date: 1994
Pages: 31-42
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Abstract/Notes: A brief history of the development of Early Childhood Care and Education in pre and post Independent India has been given first. The current situation of ECCE, teacher training and research has been described and the Research — Policy — Program interface has been delineated. Among the myriad issues confronting ECCE in the country a few have been selected for discussion. [Un bref historique du développement de l'accueil et de 1'éducation de la petite enfance de la période pré — et post Indepnédance est donné pour débuter. La situation actuelle ,1a formation des enseignants et la recherche ont été décrites et la Recherche — Politique — Programme envisagé ont été délimités. Parmi les myriades de sujets auxquels l'Accueil et l'Education de la Petite Enfance ont été confrontées quelques‐uns ont été sélectionnés pour la discussion. / Primero ha sido descrita una breve historia acerca del desarrollo del Cuidado Temprano de la Niñez y Educacion en la India pre y post independiente. Se ha descrito la situación presente de ECCE, el entrenamiento del profesorado e investigatión y la Investigación — la Política — el Programa común ha sido delineado. Dentro de los muchos miríados temas que confronta la ECCE en el país unos pocos han sido seleccionados para discusión.]
Language: English
ISSN: 0966-9760
Article
Basic Education and the Montessori Method [Gandhi's Wardha Scheme of Basic Education]
Publication: The Montessori Magazine: A Quarterly Journal for Teachers, Parents and Social Workers (India), vol. 1, no. 2/3
Date: Mar/Jun 1947
Pages: 44-49
Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wardha scheme of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: English
Article
Philosophically-Based Alternatives in Education: An Exploration of Learner-Centered, Progressive, and Holistic Education
Publication: Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, vol. 17, no. 1
Date: 2004
Pages: 17-27
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Abstract/Notes: Based on a database of over 500 resources, this paper explores the educational alternatives that exist today between the cracks of mainstream education and culture. It presents information about the growing numbers of schools and education centers that call themselves learner-centered, progressive, and/or holistic. Sources of data for this summary report also include over 3 years of informal interviews with and observations of people at alternative schools. The paper begins by examining terminology issues, discussing qualities for distinguishing educational alternatives, and describing eight types of schools (democratic and free schools, folk education, Quaker schools, homeschooling/unschooling/deschooling, Krishnamurti schools, Montessori schools, open schools, and Waldorf schools). It also presents frameworks for education (maps for understanding the territories of alternatives), and it discusses the three orientations of a competency based education: transaction (progressive), self-directed (learner-centered), and transformation (holistic). After looking at political issues around school choice which could impact the growth of the various philosophical alternatives, the paper concludes that in a society where issues of pluralism and diversity are valued as part of creating a more sustainable world and just democracy, the diversity of philosophical perspectives in education needs to be acknowledged. (Contains 41 references.) (SM)
Language: English
ISSN: 1094-3838, 2158-8414
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
Effects of Peace Education and Grace and Courtesy Education on Social Problem-Solving Skills and Social Awareness
Available from: St. Catherine University
Action research, Grace and courtesy, Montessori method of education, Peace education
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Abstract/Notes: This action research studied the impact of peace education and portions of the Positive Discipline curriculum in a three-six primary Montessori classroom. During five weeks of implementing the research, sixteen students participated in class meetings for twenty minutes a day. The peace table activities and wheel of choice lessons were conducted individually and as a whole class. The peace table activities included a set of mini dishes on a tray, a rain stick, and a peace rose. The wheel of choice consisted of pictures and words of examples of what students could choose to help them solve problems. A few examples are count to ten, apologize, ask for help, and write your name on the agenda. Implementing the presentations into the classroom environment became a work for the students to use if needed and did not occur daily. As a work choice, the previous activities were available on tables and children were allowed to choose the work as many times as they felt was necessary. The research began with baseline data collection through SWIS (School Wide Information System) referral records, student interviews, and student surveys. Sources of data obtained during the study included interviews, surveys, observation tally sheets, and a field journal. The results presented an increase in social awareness and problem-solving skills through the class meetings. Students began acknowledging problems and brainstorming solutions. Class meetings will continue daily to extend the positive problem-solving capabilities and mindfulness students developed in their classroom community.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2016
Master's Thesis
The Future of Public Education: A Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students
Available from: MINDS@UW River Falls
Educational change, Public schools
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Abstract/Notes: This paper examines the challenges facing the public school system as it attempts to live up to the promise to provide a “free appropriate public education” to all of its students. The funding mechanism for public schools, with its reliance on community funding, lends itself to inequities. The lack of an effective response to the rising challenge of mental health issues, the unwillingness to respond to the changing skill demands of the workforce by revising curriculum and the ineffectiveness of efforts to close the achievement gap have all led the public to question whether or not they are receiving an “appropriate” education. The response increasingly has been to look for a better educational alternative elsewhere, in charter schools. The effect of charter schools overall has been to weaken public schools’ abilities to provide a quality education for each and every student. An analysis of each of these challenges and possible responses will provide a possible road map for traditional public education to do a better job of living up to its mandate, to “promote the general welfare”.
Language: English
Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2020
Article
Montessori Secondary Education: Moving from Discipline-Based Education to Whole Formative Synthesis
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 3
Date: 2008
Pages: 223–241
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book Section
Some Aspects of Maria Montessori of Particular Relevance to Special Education, Yet of General Significance to Regular Education
Book Title: Montessori and the Special Child
Pages: 22-26
Children with disabilities, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education, Special education
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Language: English
Published: New York: Putnam's sons, 1969
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Zeitenwende – und nun? Gedanken zur Montessori-Pädagogik als Friedenserziehung [Turning point – what now? Thoughts on Montessori education as peace education]
Publication: Montessori: Zeitschrift für Montessori-Pädagogik, vol. 61, no. 1
Date: 2023
Pages: 42-49
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Language: German
ISSN: 0944-2537
Article
Special Education: Can Montessori Education Work for All?
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: Winter 1993
Pages: 8
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246