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Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
Impacts of Early Childhood Professional Development on Educator Practice and Subsequent Student Experience in the Outdoor Environment
Available from: St. Catherine University
Action research, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this project was to study the impact of professional development on early childhood educator practice and its subsequent effects on toddlers’ experiences with Risky Play in the outdoor environment. The setting of this project was a toddler classroom within a Montessori school in Missouri. The population for this action research study was three adult assistant guides with varying levels of experience with Montessori and early childhood education and 10 students in a Montessori toddler classroom between the ages of 17 and 32 months. The intervention consisted of a professional development workshop related to Montessori philosophy and benefits of outdoor Risky Play paired with daily reflective journaling. Data collection included my observations, participant journals, interviews, and an attitude scale. As a result of the study, adult participants intervened with children’s play less often and in more constructive ways, and children had more positive experiences in the outdoor environment. In response to this study, future actions include implementing a classroom culture of continued coaching and reflection.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2021
Article
Early Childhood Education: The Journey So Far and the Road Ahead
Publication: The Child and You, vol. 12
Date: 2012/2013
Pages: 42-46
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Language: English
Document
Montessori and the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale: A Crosswalk for Educators and Advocates
Available from: Montessori Public Policy Initiative
Montessori method of education - Evaluation
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Abstract/Notes: This document was created through The Montessori Public Policy Initiative (MPPI), a collaborative effort between the American Montessori Society and the Association Montessori International/USA to provide a coordinated voice and engage in advocacy on policy issues affecting the future of Montessori schools in America.
Language: English
Published: 2018
Article
Supporting the Early Childhood Community through IEU Committee Membership [Independent Education Union]
Publication: The Alcove: Newsletter of the Australian AMI Alumni Association, no. 15
Date: Nov 2006
Pages: 33
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Language: English
Article
Early Childhood Education: The National Agenda
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 16, no. 1
Date: Fall/Winter 1990
Pages: 104-112
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book
Early Childhood Curriculum in Chinese Societies: Policies, Practices, and Prospects
Asia, China, East Asia, Educational change, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: Although Chinese societies have generally become striking as the classic over-achievers in international measures of academic performance, there has been no specialised publication exploring early childhood curriculum in Chinese contexts. Through this book, readers will learn more about how the Chinese context and culture collide with educators’ beliefs about the right activities for children and educators in early childhood settings. This book will be the first one of its kind to focus on early childhood curriculum in Chinese societies – from social context and culture to reforms and practices, and finally to the lessons that researchers, policymakers and practitioners could learn, as well as future directions. Is play valued? Are young children schooled earlier in Chinese societies? How do Chinese children learn in kindergartens? What is valued by Chinese educators when they implement early childhood curricula? How do Chinese teachers deliver early childhood curricula for their young children? Why were Chinese early childhood curricula implemented in these ways? Answers to these questions and more will be provided in this pioneering book.
Language: English
Published: London, England: Routledge, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-351-02726-7
Book
Montessori and Early Childhood: A Guide for Students
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Language: English
Published: London, England: Sage Pubications, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84787-515-0 978-1-84787-516-7
Article
Reshaping Early Childhood Intervention to Be a More Effective Weapon against Poverty
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 19, no. 1
Date: Fall/Winter 1994
Pages: 107-119
Early childhood education, Educational change, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses successes and problems of Head Start. Suggests that Head Start's difficulties relate to its implementation, not its design. Proposes increasing the effectiveness of Head Start through a series of reform strategies that relate to interventions that address the needs of children in child care, preschool children, and school-age children.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Child-Initiated Activity: How Important Is It in Early Childhood Education?
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 12, no. 2
Date: 1987
Pages: 74–84
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Early Childhood to Adolescence:Community as Oasis:
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 39, no. 1
Date: Winter 2014
Pages: 1–4
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Preface to Journal
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734