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Trends in Personal Belief Exemption Rates Among Alternative Private Schools: Waldorf, Montessori, and Holistic Kindergartens in California, 2000–2014

Available from: American Public Health Association

Publication: American Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 1

Pages: 108-112

Americas, Holistic schools, Montessori schools, North America, Private schools, United States of America, Waldorf schools

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Abstract/Notes: Objectives. To evaluate trends in rates of personal belief exemptions (PBEs) to immunization requirements for private kindergartens in California that practice alternative educational methods. Methods. We used California Department of Public Health data on kindergarten PBE rates from 2000 to 2014 to compare annual average increases in PBE rates between schools. Results. Alternative schools had an average PBE rate of 8.7%, compared with 2.1% among public schools. Waldorf schools had the highest average PBE rate of 45.1%, which was 19 times higher than in public schools (incidence rate ratio = 19.1; 95% confidence interval = 16.4, 22.2). Montessori and holistic schools had the highest average annual increases in PBE rates, slightly higher than Waldorf schools (Montessori: 8.8%; holistic: 7.1%; Waldorf: 3.6%). Conclusions. Waldorf schools had exceptionally high average PBE rates, and Montessori and holistic schools had higher annual increases in PBE rates. Children in these schools may be at higher risk for spreading vaccine-preventable diseases if trends are not reversed.

Language: English

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303498

ISSN: 0090-0036, 1541-0048

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Letters from California

Available from: ProQuest

Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 31, no. 1

Pages: 60

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Abstract/Notes: The latter, a scientific description of anthropological observational methods, with a wide range of citations from noted anthropologists, biologists, and geneticists, demonstrates Montessori's in-depth knowledge of much of the then-current literature and heavily emphasizes the theories of her former professor, Giuseppe Sergi, who claimed the Mediterranean race as the "greatest race in the world" (Wikipedia, 2018). Montessori's letters, unlike her books and other academic publications, brim with pride, awe, insecurity, and the innermost feelings of a close daughter/father relationship that belie the original myths of tension arising from her decision to study medicine. [...]the expectation of widespread acceptance of her method, coupled with waning Italian interest and a chance to exhibit the method in a model school to some of the most important names in education, persuaded her to come to the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, in California, where she remained for quite some time.

Language: English

ISSN: 1054-0040

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Danger: New Child Care Regulations in California

Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 3, no. 1

Pages: 1

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Language: English

ISSN: 0889-5643

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IMS Teacher Training Beyond California

Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 3, no. 4

Pages: 1

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Language: English

ISSN: 0889-5643

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East Bay [California] Organizes

Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 3, no. 2

Pages: 1, 3

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Language: English

ISSN: 0889-5643

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IMS Teacher Training in Northern California

Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 3, no. 2

Pages: 1

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Language: English

ISSN: 0889-5643

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Maria Montessori Farmschool, Half Moon Bay, California

Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1

Pages: 11-14

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

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The Montessori Potential at Grove School [Redlands, California]

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 31, no. 1

Pages: 331–337

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Master's Thesis (M.A.)

A Comparison of the California Public School and Montessori Elementary Curriculums

Available from: American Montessori Society

Americas, Comparative education, Curriculum evaluation, Curriculum planning, Elementary education, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, United States of America

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Language: English

Published: Moraga, California, 1994

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