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Article
Democracy and Montessori Education
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, vol. 12, no. 2
Date: 2000
Pages: 217-222
Article
Scienze Umane e Pratica di Democrazia: Da Maria Montessori a Franco Basaglia [Human Sciences and the Practice of Democracy: From Maria Montessori to Franco Basaglia]
Available from: Torrossa
Publication: Rivista Sperimentale di Freniatria: la rivista dei servizi di salute mentale, vol. 137, no. 1
Date: 2013
Pages: 9-32
Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: Compra online il PDF di Scienze umane e pratica di democrazia : da Maria Montessori a Franco Basaglia, Babini, Valeria P. - Franco Angeli - Articolo
Language: Italian
ISSN: 1972-5582, 1129-6437
Article
Preschool Democracy - Ideas from Montessori
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: The Social Studies, vol. 75, no. 4
Date: Jul/Aug 1984
Pages: 178-181
Article
Practicing Democracy at School: A Qualitative Analysis of an Elementary Class Council
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Theory and Research in Social Education, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 1998
Pages: 149-172
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Abstract/Notes: Advocates of democratic education argue that regular class meetings are essential to the school curriculum, offering students practice in democratic process as they deliberate issues that affect them. This article describes an experiment with regular class meetings over three years in a mixed-age upper elementary class. Students readily adopted the rudiments of parliamentary order and also invented democratic procedures to achieve their goals. Analysis of the minutes of 216 meetings suggested students' implicit goals were self-definition and consensus-building; explicitly they defended respect, fairness, and the right to work undisturbed. Negotiating standards for conduct, sharing information, and planning events provided opportunities for students to improve deliberation skills, develop empathy, and build community. The mixed ages in the class appeared to facilitate the development of moral reasoning. Students' inclination to imitate peers, however, suggests their need for help developing tolerance for minority positions and practice defending unpopular points of view.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.1998.10505842
ISSN: 0093-3104, 2163-1654