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Article
The Doctor Who Opened a New Door to Education
Available from: UNESDOC Digital Library
Publication: UNESCO Courier, vol. 2, no. 12
Date: Jan 1950
Pages: 4
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Language: English
ISSN: 0041-5278
Article
Public Instruction and Education; Argentina
Available from: Internet Archive
Publication: Bulletin of the Pan American Union, vol. 60, no. 12
Date: Dec 1926
Pages: 1255-1256
Americas, Argentina, Latin America and the Caribbean, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, South America
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Abstract/Notes: "Dr. Maria Montessori in Buenos Aires.— Upon the invitation of the Argentine Institute of Italian Culture, Dr. Maria Montessori, founder of the Montessori system of teaching young children, arrived in Buenos Aires a few months ago to deliver a series of 20 lectures on the subject of schools along individualistic lines. She will also be present at the inauguration of the Children's House, where her system is to be put in practice."
Language: English
ISSN: 2332-9424
Article
Montessori Education Affects the Lives of Children around the World [Victoria Montessori School, Entebbe, Uganda]
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 19, no. 3
Date: 2007
Pages: 8-9
Africa, East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Montessori vs. Traditional Education: Methodologies in Contrast
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 11, no. 3
Date: 2003
Pages: 5–9
Americas, Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Conference Paper
Emerging Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education
Available from: ERIC
Meeting of the Elementary Education Division of the Virginia State Department of Education
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Abstract/Notes: Ten selected emerging trends in the field of early childhood education are discussed in this conference address: (1) a reevaluation of the view that early childhood education is a panacea; (2) greater emphasis on planned continuity between kindergartens and the primary grades; (3) increased use of multi-age grouping; (4) need for parenthood education in the high school; (5) importance of parent involvement in the decision making and policy formation processes concerning the education of his child and the implementation of classroom programs; (6) wider acceptance of the structured or prepared environment in programs; (7) development of a quality day care environment based on careful research and evaluation, (8) importance of humanistic or affective education; (9) need for aesthetic education (music, dance, literature, dramatics) in the total education of the child; and (10) accountability of teachers to the consumer as well as to the school boards. (Paper presented at a meeting of the Virginia State Department of Education, Elementary Education Division – Richmond, Virginia – October 1974)
Language: English
Published: Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Department of Education, Oct 1974
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
Montessori Family Education
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori family education is a stepping stone in forming a bridge between school and home. This action research is focused on increasing familial attendance in Montessori education classes. Using quantitative and qualitative research methods are important tools in discovering the needs of the school community. Attendance, Likert scales and feedback questionnaires were useful tools in reaching out to the familial community. Implementing the changes based on the research results showed a drastic increase in attendance. With families leading busy lives, the school meeting them half way showed positive quantitative and qualitative results. This study had a maximum of 28 families participating. Data was collected pre-and post-Montessori education classes. A total of three family education classes were used for this action research. The second and third family education classes were formed using the results of the Likert scales and feedback questionnaire. The initial family education class was in the format originally used at the school. With each progressing family education class, attendance increased as did familial participation. Families felt at ease and comfortable participating in the discussion
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2018
Article
Montessori Education: A Review of the Evidence Base
Available from: npj Science of Learning
Publication: npj Science of Learning, vol. 2
Date: Oct 2017
Pages: Article 11
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Abstract/Notes: The Montessori educational method has existed for over 100 years, but evaluations of its effectiveness are scarce. This review paper has three aims, namely to (1) identify some key elements of the method, (2) review existing evaluations of Montessori education, and (3) review studies that do not explicitly evaluate Montessori education but which evaluate the key elements identified in (1). The goal of the paper is therefore to provide a review of the evidence base for Montessori education, with the dual aspirations of stimulating future research and helping teachers to better understand whether and why Montessori education might be effective.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/s41539-017-0012-7
ISSN: 2056-7936
Article
Perspectives in Early Childhood Education: Belize, Brazil, Mexico, El Salvador and Peru
Available from: ERIC
Publication: Forum on Public Policy, vol. 2012, no. 1
Date: 2012
Pages: 1-27
Americas, Belize, Brazil, Central America, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, El Salvador, Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico, Peru, South America
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Abstract/Notes: Early childhood education (ECE) provision is becoming a growing priority. During the past twenty years, Latin America has shown a growing recognition in the provision of educational programs for young children, birth to age eight, is essential. Urban and rural populations intimated in 2009, that many countries utilizing equitable access to quality early childhood programs is often seen by policy makers as a means of achieving economic and political goals (United Nations, 2012). Unfortunately, a pre-occupation with economic and political goals may conflict with the provision of quality programming for young children. In a number of Latin American countries provisions for educating young children exist as intent to provide quality services. The continuing challenge is to finance, organize and regulate those well-meaning intentions. The objective of this article is two-fold. First, to describe national policy efforts that regulate the education of young children consistently. And, second, to reflect the status of early childhood education programming; and to examine the possibilities for the improvement of the quality and accessibility of an education for all young children. Five Latin American nations have been chosen for examination, including: Belize, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. (Contains 4 tables.)
Language: English
ISSN: 1556-763X, 1938-9809
Article
Whole Systems Thinking: Education for Sustainability at a Montessori School
Available from: InformIT
Publication: Eingana, vol. 30, no. 1
Date: Jun 2007
Pages: 9-11
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Abstract/Notes: Whole systems thinking is a framework for seeing the whole picture, for establishing interrelationships and understanding phenomena as an integrated whole. Systems thinking may be contrasted with fragmentary thinking, which is viewing phenomena in their separate parts and focusing only on narrow specialisations. In an education for sustainability (EfS) context this means emphasising relationships: relationships between all the systems on planet Earth, and at different systems levels, as they relate to the environment, economics, government, health, and so on. Values and goals are also important aspects of these relationships. Sterling argues that: 'We are educated by and large to compete and consume rather than to care and conserve'. Furthermore, the same author maintains that because of the imposition of managerial and economic values on education we have lost touch with the social values and real-life contexts of authentic education. With these ideas in mind, this paper briefly examines the application of whole systems thinking on an EfS program at a small Montessori primary school in the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. [Author abstract, ed]
Language: English
ISSN: 0156-7608
Article
Cosmic Education
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 25, no. 3
Date: 2000
Pages: 53-77
Cosmic education, Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson - Writings, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses Maria Montessori's view of the elementary child's educational needs. Maintains that older children need opportunities to use their reasoning abilities to come to a state of peace, stability, and security at the second plane of development. Discusses the teacher's role in cosmic education to incite curiosity and to teach responsibility. (KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734