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Supportive Indoor Environments for Functional Play in ECEC Institutions: A Strategy for Promoting Well-Being and Physical Activity?

Available from: Taylor and Francis Online

Publication: Early Child Development and Care, vol. 191, no. 6

Pages: 1-12

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Abstract/Notes: The physical environment in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) institutions provide children with possibilities for play. This study describes a physical environmental intervention aiming to increase the possibilities for functional play in the indoor environment, and its influence on children’s well-being and physical activity. The intervention involved the establishment of a tumbling space with soft surfaces, mats and big construction materials. The sample consists of video observations of 65 children’s free play in seven ECEC institutions at two data points. Multilevel regression analysis indicates that children’s physical activity and functional play is strongly related to the use of a tumbling space, and that the intervention group had a higher increase in functional play following the intervention compared to the control group. The impact of the tumbling space on well-being is limited. The results indicate that targeting children’s possibilities for functional play may be beneficial form a health promotion standpoint.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2019.1651305

ISSN: 0300-4430, 1476-8275

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Environmental Education in the Context of Child’s Interaction with Nature According to Maria Montessori

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Publication: Anthropologist, vol. 18, no. 2

Pages: 309-313

Sustainability

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Abstract/Notes: This paper addresses the ideas of Maria Montessori (1870-1952), Italian educator who established the most widespread educational method of the world, in relation to environmental education in the context of child-nature interaction as well as the practices applied within the framework of these ideas. The paper is composed of two parts. The first part includes the ideas of Montessori about child-nature interaction and information on how such interaction takes place in Montessori schools. The second part of the paper comprises of the ideas of Montessori about environmental education and information on the practices applied within the framework of environmental education. Therefore, the paper includes information on both theory and practice. In the consequence of the paper, it was observed that Montessori attributed great importance to human contact with nature and that her method laid emphasis on this idea.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/09720073.2014.11891548

ISSN: 0972-0073

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El ambiente idóneo para el adolescente [The ideal environment for the adolescent]

Publication: Cuadernos de Pedagogía, no. 455

Pages: 35-39

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Language: Spanish

ISSN: 0210-0630

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The Outdoor Environment

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 6, no. 3

Pages: 46–52

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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Supportive Home Environment: A Checklist for Parents

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 16, no. 3

Pages: 11, 13–14

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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The Montessori Environment as a Natural Setting for a Successful Immersion Experience

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 15, no. 1

Pages: 15–16, 19–22

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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Temperamental Differences and the Montessori Environment

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 15, no. 4

Pages: 16–19

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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"Talking About" – The Key to Creating a Literacy Environment

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 14, no. 4

Pages: 4–12, 16

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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Creating a Literacy Environment: Why, What and How

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 14, no. 3

Pages: 9–12

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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A Study of the Growth of Independence in Children in a Montessori Environment

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 13, no. 4

Pages: 6–8

Efficacy, Self-determination, Self-determination theory

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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