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Doctoral Dissertation
Where Have All the Children Gone? A Case Study of Three American Preschools
Available from: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: In sociological investigation, Weber (1968) believes that concrete historical events can be interpreted in terms of social action. These patterns of action differ from historical accounts, which explore the importance of causal explanation of individual events. Entwistle and Alexander (1993) contend that sociologists of education have paid little attention to patterns of class interaction and inequality in preschools. Adding to Hartley's (1993) work on nursery schools in Scotland, and using an organizational model with a sociohistorical standpoint, this ethnographic case study helps to bridge that gap by concentrating on the historical and ecological contexts of (1) a Laboratory school; (2) a Montessori school; and, (3) a Head Start center. The central problem of the study seeks an answer to the question "If inequalities in preschools exist, what do they look like?" This study assumes that historically educational systems have exerted a form of social control over children in order to transmit cultural values. Part I of the study examines ancient and modern societies, their cultures and their philosophical grounding to reveal the values and trends that contribute to social change in the early education of children. Part II adds a triangulation strategy to explore the ecology (environment and culture) of the three schools in the study. These strategies include archival content analysis of the preschool organizations, nonparticipant observation of the classrooms (Bell, 1993), intensive interviewing of the staff and administration members and a brief survey of the preschool parents. This study draws from the sociology of Weber's "ideal bureaucracy," Berger's "bureaucratic cognitive style," Elias' "civilizing process," Bernstein's "visible and invisible" pedagogy, Bourdieu's "cultural capital" and Anyon's "biased ideological messages." In this exploratory study, the data analysis uses a descriptive methodology, not to draw conclusions, but similar to Glaser and Strauss' "grounded theory" to introduce questions to be explored further by researchers. A final section on policy recommendations is included.
Language: English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts, 2000
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
You Don’t Need to Speak to be Heard: The Effects of Using American Sign Language with Hearing Lower Elementary Montessori Children
Available from: St. Catherine University
Action research, American Sign Language (ASL), Language acquisition, Lower elementary, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: Our research introduced the use of ASL signs with hearing elementary children and examined if this intervention affected the noise level produced in the classroom. The project was performed in two Montessori lower elementary classrooms (1st-3rd grade); one at a Maine private Montessori school, with 28 hearing children, and one at a Wisconsin public Montessori school, with 34 hearing children. In Wisconsin the researcher was a teacher in the classroom, in Maine the researcher was not. Data was measured using four tools: a decibel measuring app, observation form, tally sheet, and a structured discussion. In both classrooms, the change in noise level was minimal, decreasing by 2% overall. Qualitative results, however, indicate the project was worthwhile. The children responded positively to instructions given using ASL and their enthusiasm of learning signs justified the intervention. The intervention granted the children opportunities to discuss exceptionalities. We recognized the importance in such conversations and encouraged this dialogue.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
Article
Directory of American Montessori Teachers, December 1964
Publication: Bulletin of the American Montessori Teachers
Date: Dec 1964
Pages: D1-D14
American Montessori Society (AMS), Americas, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
Archival Material Or Collection
American Montessori Society Records, 1907-2015
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Date: n.d.
American Montessori Society (AMS) - History, Americas, Montessori method of education, Montessori movement, Montessori organizations - United States of America, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: The American Montessori Society (AMS) Records document the history of an important American educational organization, and consist of printed, typescript, and handwritten materials; sound recordings; films; photographs; and slides. The collection, although not complete, reflects AMS's professional and administrative activities and also provides historical information about the Montessori system of education in general.
Language: English
Extent: 76 linear feet
Archive: Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Library (Mansfield, Connecticut)
Article
The Freeing of 'Otello the Terrible': A Montessori Story Embodying the Great Italian Teacher's Basic Message to American Mothers - 'Free Your Child'
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Delineator, vol. 83, no. 4
Date: Oct 1913
Pages: 14
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Language: English
Article
American Kindergartens and Montessori Schools
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Educational Bi-Monthly, vol. 8, no. 4
Date: Apr 1914
Pages: 298-306
Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - History, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
Article
Dear Friends [American Montessori Society (AMS) forms committee on Third World]
Publication: El Boletin [Comité Hispano Montessori]
Date: Jan 10, 1989
Pages: 1
American Montessori Society (AMS) - History, Comité Hispano Montessori - Periodicals, Marjorie Farmer - Writings
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Language: English
Article
Dear Friends [Comité no longer part of American Montessori Society (AMS)]
Publication: El Boletin [Comité Hispano Montessori]
Date: Jan 1988
Pages: [insert]
American Montessori Society (AMS) - History, Comité Hispano Montessori - History, Comité Hispano Montessori - Periodicals, Marjorie Farmer - Writings
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Language: English
Article
American Montessori Society National Seminar
Publication: El Boletin [Comité Hispano Montessori], no. 16
Date: May 5, 1983
Pages: 1-2
American Montessori Society (AMS), Americas, Comité Hispano Montessori - Periodicals, Conferences, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
Article
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! [Marjorie Farmer honored by American Montessori Society as Living Legacy]
Publication: El Boletin [Consejo Interamericano Montessori]
Date: Oct 1998
Pages: 1-4
American Montessori Society (AMS) - History, Comité Hispano Montessori - History, Consejo Interamericano Montessori - History, Consejo Interamericano Montessori - Periodicals, Marjorie Farmer - Biographic sources
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Language: English