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Article
Do Spatial Characteristics Influence Behavior and Development in Early Childhood Education and Care?
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol. 67
Date: 2020
Pages: 101385
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Abstract/Notes: There is increasing awareness that the physical environment plays a critical role in young children's cognitive and social development, by offering opportunities for exploration and interaction. In this article a narrative review is presented of 19 studies, published between 1987 and 2017, into the relation between spatial characteristics of the indoor play environment of center-based early childhood care and education settings and children's social and cognitive behavior and development. Studies involved children between six months and six years of age. Several studies reported consistent, interesting outcomes. A layout with an open-zoned arrangement, enabling children to keep eye contact with the caregiver was found to stimulate children to use the space more fully. Designated activity areas for activities such as pretend play and construction elicited different types of social and cognitive behaviors. However, the number of studies is small, and very diverse, both in content and in methodology. Suggestions for future research are discussed.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101385
ISSN: 0272-4944
Article
Designing the Montessori Coaching Tool Elementary Rubric for Early-Career Professional Development
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: 2021
Pages: 25-61
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Abstract/Notes: Becoming a competent Montessori Elementary guide is a complex process, so we are developing the Montessori Coaching Tool Elementary (MCT-EL) rubric to describe teaching-practice expectations for self-reflection and formative feedback during the critical early period in a teacher’s development. The purpose of this article is to share results from a small-scale, online survey collecting both qualitative and quantitative feedback on the rubric from experienced Montessori Elementary teacher educators. The rubric’s content was based on Maria Montessori’s writings and welldocumented Montessori practices, which we translated to specific teacher behaviors and developmental progressions. We wanted to gauge the MCT-EL rubric’s usefulness and appropriateness from the perspective of experts who have significant depth of experience mentoring new teachers. The rubric was not developed to be used for performance evaluation, promotion, or retention but rather for early-career Montessori teachers’ self-reflection. It provides a framework for coaching conversations between the early-career Montessori teacher and a Montessori mentor. Results from the study identified overall support for use of the MCT-EL rubric with developing teachers, along with specific recommendations for revisions, additions, and deletions. Using a thorough review of the data, we developed a refined MCT-EL rubric, which is provided in Appendix B and is available for use by interested practitioners in the field.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923
Article
Educare al comprendere e sviluppare competenze trasversali: la metodologia hands-on e l'approccio plurisensoriale nei musei interattivi
Available from: MeTis Journal
Publication: MeTis. Mondi educativi. Temi, indagini, sugestioni, vol. IV, no. 2
Date: Dec 2014
Pages: [unpaged]
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Abstract/Notes: Nel processo di educazione sensoriale del bambino un ruolo insostituibile è rivestito dal tatto e quindi dalla mano, una “protesi” della mente che consente al bambino di conoscere meglio se stesso e gli altri, di esplorare il mondo esteriore, di mettersi alla prova sperimentando e quindi di apprendere e formarsi continuamente. Si rende assolutamente arricchire il contesto educativo (l’ambiente) di mezzi d’espressione e materiale didattico attivante, scientificamente progettato, in grado di stimolare nel bambino la capacità di toccare, manipolare, interagire, disegnare, sperimentare, consentendo alla mano di esercitarsi e di diventare sempre più esperta, versatile, creativa e flessibile. Che siano Science Centre o Children’s Museums, la mano e l’utilizzo dei diversi sensi diventano strumenti insostituibili in grado di consentire alla mente del bambino di mettersi alla prova, di esprimersi in tutte le sue potenzialità, di riflettere e apprendere ciò che sta osservando e sperimentando. / In the Children's Museums, the use of hands and the simultaneous use of different senses are irreplaceable tools able to allow the child's mind to test themselves, to express themselves in all its potential, and to reflect and learn what they are observing and experimenting.
Language: Italian
DOI: 10.12897/01.00057
ISSN: 2240-9580
Article
Educare il bambino alla vita interiore. La lezione di Maria Montessori nel tempo della post-democrazia
Available from: MeTis Journal
Publication: MeTis. Mondi educativi. Temi, indagini, sugestioni, vol. IV, no. 2
Date: Dec 2014
Pages: [unpaged]
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Abstract/Notes: La pedagogia dell’interiorità, realizzata nelle Case dei bambini, si rivela di grande attualità in un tempo che appare contrassegnato dal predominio della chiacchiera e della fugacità. La lezione di Maria Montessori, attenta alla cura della vita interiore del bambino, offre alle nuove generazioni pratiche di autentica religiosità, rispondendo a un nuovo bisogno di sacro sempre più diffuso nel tempo della globalizzazione. A partire dalle suggestioni montessoriane, la pedagogia contemporanea rilancia l’infanzia come una nuova risorsa per l’adulto e si impegna affinché ogni luogo dell’educare venga trasformato in laboratorio di pace e di autentica democrazia. / The Pedagogy of interiority, realized in the House of children, it’s revealed to be of great actuality in times that seems to be marked from the predominance of the gossip and fugacity. The lesson of Maria Montessori, attentive and caring for the interior life of the child, offers to the new generations practices of authentic religiousness, answering to a current need for the dimension of the sacred, more and more diffused in times of globalization. Starting from the suggestions of Maria Montessori, the contemporary Pedagogy launches again the childhood as a new resource for the adult and engages and commits itself for transforming every place of education into a laboratory of peace and for an authentic democracy.
Language: Italian
DOI: 10.12897/01.00067
ISSN: 2240-9580
Article
Koncepcja Marii Montessori a rozwój umiejętności samoobsługowych dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym / The Concept of Maria Montessori and the Development of Self-Care Skills in Children of Preschool Age
Available from: Index Copernicus International
Publication: Pedagogika Przedszkolna i Wczesnoszkolna [Pre-School and Early School Education], vol. 6, no. 2 (whole no. 12)
Date: 2018
Pages: 257-269
Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: The development of self-care skills in children is a part of the Core curriculum for preschool education. The contents regarding formation of such skills include shaping hygiene practices, goodhabits and developing motor skills. Maria Montessori drew attention to the development of selfcare skills and functional independence. In her concept of preschool child education, Maria Montessori developed practical life activities which were intended to serve the development of specificskills and their application to everyday life. Therefore, the aim of the research was to identify thelevel of self-care skills in 4-year-old children attending selected kindergartens located in MińskMazowiecki and Siedlce. The research was conducted on 200 children from Non-public CreativeActivity Montessori Kindergarten ‘Zameczek’ in Siedlce, Non-public Montessori Kindergarten‘Delfinek’ in Mińsk Mazowiecki and 6 traditional kindergartens — 2 of which were located inMińsk Mazowiecki and 4 located in Siedlce. The obtained research results indicated a varied levelof self-care skills depending on kindergarten the children attended.
Language: Polish
ISSN: 2353-7140, 2353-7159
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Pratiche di cura fra relazione e conoscenza: l'approccio montessoriano e l'osservazione del bambino al nido [Care practices between relationship and knowledge: Montessorian approach and observation of children at nursery]
Available from: Università di Bologna
Publication: Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica / Journal of Theories and Research in Education, vol. 5, no. 1
Date: 2010
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Abstract/Notes: Il contributo affronta una possibile analisi inerente al rapporto tra infanzia, famiglia ed istituzione educativa a partire da un’indagine osservativa condotta nella realtà di un nido ad indirizzo montessoriano. Attraverso la rappresentazione della vita quotidiana dei bambini - inseriti al nido aziendale “La Casa del Cedro”, organizzato dal Centro Nascita Montessori (CNM) di Roma - viene restituita la valenza euristica dell’approccio montessoriano e il suo inconfondibile contributo all’educazione globale ed estetica, per l’infanzia del tempo presente. [The essay presents an analysis of the relationship infancy/family/children’s institutions through a survey carried out on the reality of a Montessorian crèche. Through the representation of the children’s daily life in the company crèche “Cedro”, organized by the Centro Nascita Montessori (CNM) in Rome, we will give an idea of the intrinsic value of the Montessorian approach, its relevance and its inimitable contribution to education in present time.]
Language: Italian
DOI: 10.6092/issn.1970-2221/1761
ISSN: 1970-2221
Article
Blogging / Opinioni Digitali - Dieci regole per giocare
Available from: Fondazione Montessori
Publication: MoMo (Mondo Montessori), no. 3
Date: Oct 2015
Pages: 34-35
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 2421-440X, 2723-9004
Article
An Evaluation of Montessori and Day Care Programs for Disadvantaged Children
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: The Journal of Educational Research, vol. 68, no. 3
Date: 1974
Pages: 95-99
Americas, Comparative education, Montessori method of education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: This study compared Montessori and day care compensatory programs for disadvantaged children. Students in the treatment programs were compared to a disadvantaged control group and an advantaged middle-class control group on eight tests of cognitive skill and on a composite factor score derived from the eight tests as a single summary index. Analysis indicated that treatment differences existed on six of the nine analyses. Both preschool programs were effective in raising levels of performance beyond those of other disadvantaged Students and both approached middle class levels of performance, yet the treatment groups did not differ from each other.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.1974.10884719
ISSN: 0022-0671
Book
Preschool Directory: Preschools, Montessori Schools, Park District Programs, Day Care Centers
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Language: English
Published: Arlington Heights, Illinois: American Association of University Women, 1983
Article
Give Me a Montessori Military School... with Daycare and Post-Graduate Options
Publication: School and College, vol. 33, no. 9
Date: 1994
Pages: 38
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Language: English
ISSN: 1045-3970