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Article
Effects of Variations in the Nursery School Setting on Environmental Constraints and Children's Modes of Adaptation
Available from: JSTOR
Publication: Child Development, vol. 42, no. 3
Date: 1971
Pages: 839-869
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Abstract/Notes: This study asked how specific characteristics of preschool settings affect the naturalistic occurrence of environmental constraints and children's adaptations to them. A taxonomy of 7 varieties of constraints invented by Jackson and Wolfson (1968) and a taxonomy of 14 adaptations were used. The constraints conformed to Schoggen's (1963) definition of conflict environmental force units (conflict EFU). 2 middle-class nursery schools and 2 Head Start programs were studied. These environments enabled the effects of several ecological variables- structure of the daily program, spaciousness of the schoolroom, and teacher-children ratio-and several personal variables-age, sex, and social class -on the incidence of conflict EFU and adaptations to be determined. Differential linkages of the adaptations with varieties of conflict EFU were also examined. The environmental variable which differentiated preschool settings was the program structure, and significant effects for age, sex, and social class were also found.
Language: English
DOI: 10.2307/1127453
ISSN: 0009-3920
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Effects of Variations in the Nursery School Setting on Environmental Constraints and Children's Modes of Adaption
Available from: ERIC
Classroom environments, Early childhood education
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Abstract/Notes: Schoggen's description of environmental force units (EFU), actions or constraints upon a child, was the focus of this study. Since those EFU's under investigation conflicted with the child's immediate intentions and desires, they are referred to as conflict EFU's. The study asks how specific characteristics of preschool settings affect the natural occurrence of environmental constraints and children's adaptations to them. A Montessori class, a University Nursery School and two Head Start classes comprised the observed settings. The classification scheme devised by Wolfson and Jackson was used to describe conflictual situations. Fourteen modes of adaption are discussed. Several variables were studied and the findings are extensively presented. The author concludes that despite the high occurrance of conflict EFU in the school environments studied, behavioral changes are effected gradually and temperately, which is in agreement with previous studies done by Fawls (1963) and Schoggen (1963). [Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2-6, 1970]
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C., Mar 1970
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Das erste Montessori-Kinderhaus mit integrierter Erziehung in München. Erfahrungen bei den Kindern [The first Montessori children's home with integrated education in Munich. Experiences with the children]
Book Title: Die Montessori-Pädagogik und das behinderte Kind: Referate und Ergebnisse des 18. Internationalen Montessori Kongresses (München, 4-8 Juli 1977) [The Montessori System and the Handicapped Child: Papers and Reports of the 18th International Montessori Congress (Munich, July 4-8, 1977)]
Pages: 289-295
Conferences, Europe, Germany, Inclusive education, International Montessori Congress (18th, Munich, Germany, 4-8 July 1977), Special education, Western Europe
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Language: German
Published: München: Kindler, 1978
ISBN: 3-463-00716-9
Article
Impact of a Montessori-Based Nutrition Program on Children's Knowledge and Eating Behaviors
Available from: Wiley Online Library
Publication: Journal of School Health, vol. 93, no. 1
Date: Jan 2023
Pages: 53-61
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Abstract/Notes: Poor dietary habits in childhood can lead to obesity and chronic diseases later in life. Increasing children's nutrition knowledge and liking of fruits and vegetables are key factors in improving diet quality. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a nutrition program on knowledge, liking and intake of fruits and vegetables in Montessori students. Clustered-randomized control trial conducted in a Southeastern US Montessori school. Children aged 4-6 years old (intervention, n = 22; control, n = 29) participated in a 4-week nutrition education with taste testing of 12 fruits and vegetables. Nutrition knowledge, fruit and vegetable liking, and intake were measured with questionnaires, and analyzed using repeated measures analysis of covariance and descriptive analyses (SPSS v.23); significance defined as p < 0.05. Controlling for covariates, significant between group effects for nutrition knowledge (F = 24.16, p < 0.001) and liking tomatoes (F = 7.01, p = 0.01) were found. The intervention group increased vegetable intake (Hedges' g = 1.01) compared to the control, although it was not significant between groups (F = 1.95, p = 0.17). Initial examination of this program indicates that it was effective in increasing knowledge, vegetable liking and intake for young children in the sample. More research is needed to compare outcomes between educational delivery methods.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1111/josh.13237
ISSN: 1746-1561
Article
Maria Montessori's Recommendations for Young Teachers to Develop Children's Little Hand Motorcy
Available from: International Academic Research Journal
Publication: International Academic Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 1
Date: 2022
Pages: 44-49
Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motor ability in children
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Abstract/Notes: This article discusses in detail the Maria Montessori system and its peculiarities in the development of fine motor skills in children, the advantages and importance of Montessori pedagogy - a non-traditional method for the development of today's child's personality.
Language: English
ISSN: 2094-280X
Article
Exploring Children's Language Cognitive Development: An Inquiry-Based on China Sinology and Montessori Teaching Method
Available from: International Journal of Education and Research
Publication: International Journal of Education and Research, vol. 10, no. 5
Date: May 2022
Pages: 91-98
Asia, China, Cognitive development, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, East Asia, Language acquisition, Language development, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori education is a popular way of education in the world. Although this method has been passed around the world for many years, it became popular in China's education system in the 1990s. However, parents in China either choose to believe in Montessori's influence and significance on their children or choose to keep their children educated only in traditional Chinese culture. There are some kindergartens in China where China Sinology and Montessori education coexist. Current studies lack discussion on the impact of the integration of Montessori education and Sinology education on children. Both Montessori education and Sinology have their special advantages for children's cognitive development. This research aims to explore the influence of the Montessori teaching method and Chinese traditional education on the language cognitive development of 3–6 years-old-children.
Language: English
ISSN: 2411-5681
Article
Examining the Effects of the Montessori Approach on Children’s Concept Acquisition
Available from: İlköğretim Online
Publication: İlköğretim Online [Elementary Education Online], vol. 13, no. 1
Date: 2014
Pages: 223‐234
Asia, Middle East, Turkey, Western Asia
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Abstract/Notes: The main purpose of this research is to examine the effect of Montessori education approach on 4-6-year-old children’s concept acquisition such as school readiness, direction/position, self/social awareness, texture/material, quantity and time/sequence. The method of this research was pre-test/post-test, experimental and control group. Pre-test/post-test was carried out to examine the effect of the Montessori education on 4-6 year-old children who are the experimental group and the control group was formed to compare the effect of Montessori education on the experimental group. Sample of research consisted of 24 children who were educated with Montessori education at Gazi University Faculty of Vocational Education Department of Child Development and Education Application Preschool and 24 children who were educated at Ankara University Application Preschool and Child Club, where MoNE’s curriculum was carried out. For children’s acquisition of concepts such as school readiness, direction/position, self/social awareness, texture/material, quantity and time/sequence Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised was used as data collecting instruments. Comparing both groups for pre-test and post-test mean score obtained from Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised results show that statistical differences were found between the experimental and the control group and these differences were in favor of the experimental group. There are differences between children who got education through Montessori approach and MoNE’s curriculum in school readiness, direction/position, self/social awareness, texture/material, quantity and time/sequence areas.
Language: English
ISSN: 1305-3515
Article
Rhythm Work in the Children's House at Washington
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: McClure's Magazine, vol. 41, no. 1
Date: May 1913
Pages: 182, 184, 186
Americas, Anne E. George - Writings, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 2637-7179
Article
Spring and Children's Writing
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 74
Date: Jan 2005
Pages: 40–42
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Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
Article
The Children's House: A Reflection of Our Attitudes
Publication: Montessori Today (London), vol. 1, no. 1
Date: Jan/Feb 1988
Pages: 11-13
Children's House (Casa dei Bambini), Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: English
ISSN: 0952-8652