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Doctoral Dissertation
An Investigation into the Nature and Extent to Which Methods Taught during Montessori Teacher Training in Bangalore Are Applied by Teachers in Montessori and Mainstream Schools
Asia, India, Montessori method of education - Study and teaching, Montessori method of education - Teachers, Montessori method of education - Teachers, Montessori schools, South Asia, Teachers
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Language: English
Published: Northampton, England, 2021
Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
An Exploration of the Experience of Teachers in Facilitating Meta-Learning Among Students in Christian Montessori Schools
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: This basic qualitative research records the author’s findings from the one-on-one in-depth personal interviews with twenty-three teachers, trainers, and administrators working for the Christian Montessori schools. The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of the teachers in facilitating meta-learning, the how-to-learn and the why-to-learn, among students in the Christian Montessori schools. The findings are as follows: First, both the Montessorian training and the Christian spiritual preparation of the teachers in the Christian Montessori schools enables them to effectively facilitate both the how-to-learn and the why-to-learn meta-learning, which endorses their claim that they are the true heir of the original Montessori method; second, the teachers’ most meaningful way of facilitating meta-learning is students’ receiving spontaneous training through the teachers’ respectful scaffolding; third, the Christian Montessori school model is an integrated and viable system for educational reform pursuing both the how-to-learn and the why-to-learn at the same time.
Language: English
Published: Deerfield, Illinois, 2020
Article
Montessori Notes Directory: Schools, Teachers, Specialists
Publication: Montessori Notes, vol. 3, no. 18
Date: Jul 1936
Pages: 23
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Notes Directory: Schools, Teachers, Specialists
Publication: Montessori Notes, vol. 3, no. 17
Date: Feb 1936
Pages: 13
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Notes Directory: Schools, Teachers, Specialists
Publication: Montessori Notes, vol. 2, no. 15
Date: Nov 1935
Pages: 171
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Language: English
Doctoral Dissertation
Pilgrims and Guides: A Phenomenological Study of Montessori Teachers Guiding and Being Guided by Children in Public Montessori Schools
Available from: University of Maryland Libraries
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Abstract/Notes: This study explores the experiences of public school Montessori teachers. Max van Manen’s methodology for hermeneutic phenomenological research provides a framework for the study, and the philosophical writings of Gadamer, Abram, and Levinas guide the textual interpretations. Voices of curriculum theorists, in conversation with Maria Montessori’s words, reveal possibilities for understanding the experiences of Montessori public school teachers in the context of contemporary curriculum discourse. Six public school Montessori teachers engage with the researcher in a series of open-ended conversations. These elementary school teachers work with majority minority student populations in three different urban school districts. They range in age from mid-30s to early 60s, and have between 5 and 33 years of teaching experience in public Montessori schools. Their conversations illuminate the experience of teaching in public Montessori schools in three main themes. The teachers tell of being transformed and drawn-in to a way of life as they take Montessori training. They speak of the goodness of work that calls children to concentrate their energies and grow into active, caring and responsible people. Finally, they reflect on boundaries of difference encountered in the hallways and meeting places of public schools, and the shadows cast by state tests. The study suggests a need for Montessori teachers in public schools to participate in open-hearted conversations with parents, non-Montessori educators and administrators about what they are trying to do in their classrooms. It also reveals that decisions made by school administrators have a powerful effect on the ability of Montessorians to create engaging, child-centered learning environments. Finally, the study suggests a need for teachers, administrators, teacher-educators, and policy makers to embrace the questions and possibilities for creative growth inherent in tensions between the conflicting paradigms of adult-driven technical/scientific educational schema and the Montessori developmentally-based teaching style.
Language: English
Published: College Park, Maryland, 2007
Book
The Whole-School Montessori Handbook for Teachers and Administrators: Strategic Planning for Montessori Schools
Americas, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, Teacher training, Teachers, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Special issue of NAMTA Journal
Language: English
Published: Cleveland, OH: North American Montessori Teachers' Association, 2012
Edition: Supplement
Article
Montessori's First Curriculum for Teachers of Secondary Schools
Publication: Communications: Journal of the Association Montessori Internationale (2009-2012), vol. 2011, no. 1-2
Date: 2011
Pages: 45-49
Hélène Lubienska de Lenval - Writings, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Teacher training, Montessori method of education - Teacher training
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Abstract/Notes: A report by Countess Lubienska on the preparations and curriculum of the XX International Montessori Course, Nice, 1934. We have chosen this document to substitute for a missing original text on this theme by Montessori herself.
Language: English
ISSN: 1877-539X
Article
Basic Schools Must Improve: Training of Teachers Is Vital, Says Mr. Nehru
Available from: ProQuest - Historical Newspapers
Publication: Times of India (Mumbai, India)
Date: Jan 20, 1958
Pages: 7
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Abstract/Notes: "Mr. Darbarilal Sharma (U. P.) said that Congress leaders were not sincere about basic education. They sent their own children to Montessori or convent schools. If the leaders believed in the basic education system, they should first sent their children to basic schools he added."
Language: English
Master's Thesis (M. Ed.)
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Montessori Schools: Teachers Speak
Available from: Library and Archives Canada
Montessori schools, Motivation (Psychology)
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Abstract/Notes: In my study I examined the practices of Montessori educators in motivating children in a classroom setting. I interviewed 6 Montessori educators from various schools in the eastern, southern and northern parts of Ontario to share their first hand experiences and knowledge. Although these Montessori educators believe that intrinsic motivation without extrinsic should be sufficient motivation the results from the study indicated that 5 of these 6 teachers employ both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to keep the children on task and interested in their work. The findings indicate that only 1 educator utilizes intrinsic motivation exclusively. The results indicate that 5 of the 6 participants believe that children require the addition of external factors, such as praise, achievement levels and stickers, free and self directed time to motivate students to complete their work.
Language: English
Published: North Bay, Ontario, Canada, 2009