Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/00094056.1998.10521971

ISSN: 0009-4056, 2162-0725

Abstract/Notes: Social and emotional behaviors of 56 Ss with and without Montessori preschool experiences as 3-, 4-, and 5-yr-olds were assessed upon entrance into 1st grade. Social and emotional behaviors were rated with the Classroom Behavior Inventory (CBI) by independent researchers and teachers. Self-concept of the selected sample of children was assessed using the Inferred Self-Concept Scale. The observed social and emotional behaviors were correlated with the children's scores on the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) to examine possible relationships between social and emotional behaviors and achievement level. No differences in social and emotional behaviors of Ss entering 1st grade with and without the Montessori preschool experiences were observed. Nor were there any differences in the self-concept of Ss with and without the preschool experience. Positive task-oriented behaviors as observed with the CBI were found to be positively related to achievement level as measured by the MRT. (16 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Language: English

ISSN: 0009-4005

Language: English

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02826.x

ISSN: 0009-3920, 1467-8624

Language: English

DOI: 10.2307/1129185

ISSN: 0009-3920, 1467-8624

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this review is to investigate, via a quantitative meta‐analysis, the hypothesis that the Montessori method is at least as effective as traditional education in affecting academic and social outcomes for children. The proposed meta‐analysis is completed with the intention to help the public, as well as the research community, make more informed and empirically sound decisions regarding Montessori education by collecting, codifying, synthesizing, and disseminating the current empirical research.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1002/CL2.152

ISSN: 1891-1803

Abstract/Notes: This article reports research findings from a descriptive study, identifying the perceptions of 33 staff in one early childhood Montessori centre in south-east Queensland, Australia. The authors report on the instructional practices associated with young children learning prosocial behaviours in this centre. Social understanding and skill acquisition communicated with authoritative practices were ranked favourably, compared with punitive practices of ordering and bribing children to behave. Engaging in respectful limit setting involving teaching children baseline social rules was preferred over telling, blaming and punishing children to behave. Our findings provide preliminary support for the importance of educators purposefully teaching young children the minimal level prosocial behaviours expected within early childhood education contexts.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/183693911604100413

ISSN: 1836-9391, 1839-5961

Abstract/Notes: Includes mention of Dr. Maria Montessori and Dr. Mario Montessori luncheoning at "Government House" in Madras on February 27.

Language: English

Abstract/Notes: Çocukluk dönemi insan yaşamının en kritik dönemlerinden biridir. Çünkü bu dönem, insanın; kişiliğinin, sosyal ilişkilerinin, dini yaşamının tohumlarının atıldığı bir dönemdir. Bu yüzden bu dönemde çocuğun gelişiminin çok iyi takip edilmesi ve verilmek istenen eğitimin buna göre planlanması gerekir. Alternatif eğitim yaklaşımlarından biri olan "Montessori yöntemi" çocukların gelişim evrelerine uygun olarak eğitim vermeyi önemseyen bir yaklaşımdır. Dünyanın çocukları merkeze alarak en iyi noktaya gelebileceğini savunan Montessori yöntemi günümüzde oldukça ilgi görmektedir. Çocuğun doğuştan iyi olması felsefesi ile hareket eden, çocuk haklarına saygılı olmayı temel alan ve bununla beraber birçok insani değeri içinde barındıran bir yöntemin milli ve manevi değerlerine bağlı bir toplum inşa edilmesi hususunda ne derece etkin olduğu bizleri bu çalışmayı yapmaya teşvik etti. Konuyla ilgili daha önce alan araştırmasının henüz yapılmamış olması da araştırmanın önemini artırmaktadır. Araştırmamızın birinci bölümünde, Maria Montessori'nin hayatına, mesleki geçmişine, Montessori yönteminin felsefi temellerine, etkilenmiş olduğu kişilere ve bu yönteme yönelik yapılan eleştirilere yer verilmiştir. İkinci bölümünde, Montessori eğitiminin dayandığı temel ilkeler, Montessori eğitim programının özellikleri ve geleneksel eğitim sistemine göre farklılıkları ele alınmıştır. Üçüncü bölümünde, din ve ahlak eğitimi, Montessori yöntemi ile din ve ahlak gelişimi, Montessori yönteminin ahlaki gelişim sonuçları ve sınıf düzeni ile ilgili Unsurların din ve ahlak eğitimine katkılarından bahsedilmiştir. Son bölümde ise Montessori yöntemi ile verilen din ve ahlak eğitiminin öğrencilerin sosyal yaşamındaki tezahürlerini görebilmek amacıyla Özel Palet İlkokulu'nda okuyan öğrenci velilerine uygulanan anket sonuçları, veriler ışığında ve yaptığımız gözlemler esas alınarak değerlendirilmiştir. / Childhood is one of the most critical periods of human life. Because this is the period which the seeds of personality, social relations and religious life are laid. Therefore, it is necessary to follow the development of the child very well during this period and to plan the training to be given accordingly. Montessori method, which is one of the alternative education approaches, is an approach that gives importance to education in accordance with the developmental stages of children. Montessori method, which advocates that the world can come to the best version of it by taking the children to the center, is very popular nowadays. It is an educational system which is giving importance to well-being of the children and it is based on respecting children's rights. The national and moral values of a method that contains many human values, encouraged us to do this study. The fact that the field research has not been conducted on the subject has increased the importance of the research. In our study, the life of Maria Montessori, her professional background, the philosophical foundations of the Montessori education, the people she was influenced and the criticisms made about it. The basic principles of Montessori education, the features of the Montessori education program and the differences according to the traditional education system are discussed. Religion and moral education, a moral development with Montessori educational system, and the results of a moral education in Montessori system and the contribution of classroom order in the system to moral development were discussed. The moral development results of Montessori method, the contributions to religious and moral education were mentioned. A questionnaire was applied to the parents of the students attending the Private Palet Primary School in order to see the religious and moral education given by the Montessori method in the social life of the students. In the light of the data, evaluations were made based on our observations.

Language: Turkish

Published: Konya, Turkey, 2019

Abstract/Notes: The article informs the reader with the program of Montessori education and application of principles of Montessori education in conditions of Czech pre-schools (kindergartens). The authors focus on the formulation of the principles of this form of alternative education based on the study of works by M. Montessori and they further use them to research the level of social skills of pre-school children. Due to a fact that the educational approach at a Montessori kindergarten and a regular kindergarten differs, the authors also focus on the comparison of social skills among pre-school children of kindergartens of both abovementioned types. The quantitative design of the research was used. The questionnaires were submitted to 7 kindergartens: in 5 of them, children were educated by the principles of Montessori education, 2 of them were regular. The results linked to the pre-school children’s level of social skills were compared not only from the perspective of the type of kindergarten, but also from the perspective of children’s gender, siblings or the age when they started to attend the pre-school education.

Language: English

Published: Seville, Spain: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2017

Pages: 8016-8024

DOI: 10.21125/iceri.2017.2142

ISBN: 978-84-697-6957-7

Language: Italian

ISSN: 0042-7241