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From Infancy to Graduate School: A Sustainability Institute for All Seasons in South Africa
Available from: Association Montessori Internationale
Publication: AMI Journal (2013-), vol. 2020
Date: 2020
Pages: 242-247
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainability
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Language: English
ISSN: 2215-1249, 2772-7319
Doctoral Dissertation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Montessori Reading and Math Instruction for Third Grade African American Students in Urban Elementary Schools
Available from: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
African American children, African American community, Americas, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Montessori schools, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Improving academic achievement for students of color has long been the subject of debate among advocates of education reform (Anyon, 2013; Breitborde & Swiniarski, 2006; Payne, 2008). Some scholars have advocated for the Montessori method as an alternative educational approach to address some chronic problems in public education (Lillard, 2005; Murray, 2011, 2015; Torrance, 2012). Montessori programs are expanding in public schools (National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector, 2014c) at a time when the American public school population is more racially diverse than ever before (Maxwell, 2014). A review of the literature reflects a lack of consensus about the efficacy of Montessori elementary instruction for students of color in general, and lack of attention to outcomes for African American students specifically (Dawson, 1987; Dohrmann, Nishisda, Gartner, Lipsky, & Grimm, 2007; Lopata, Wallace, & Finn, 2005; Mallet & Schroeder, 2015). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of reading and math instruction for third grade African American students in public Montessori, traditional, and other school choice settings, using end-of-grade standardized test scores from a large, urban district in North Carolina. Stratified sampling was used to select demographically similar traditional and magnet schools for comparison. Group mean reading and math test scores were compared using factorial MANCOVA and MANOVA procedures. African American students at grade three were found to perform at significantly higher levels in both reading and math in public Montessori schools than in traditional schools. No statistically significant difference was found in math achievement between African American third grade students in public Montessori and other magnet programs, although the Montessori group did achieve at significantly higher levels in reading. This suggests that the Montessori method can be an effective pedagogy for African American students, particularly in reading. Based on these results, recommendations are provided for policy, practice, and future research.
Language: English
Published: Charlotte, North Carolina, 2016
Article
Draft of an Educational "Charta" for the Development of Basic Education in Tropical Africa
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 10
Date: 1965-1966
Pages: 87-90
Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Article
Il metodo Montessori in Africa
Publication: La Voce dell'Africa
Date: 1970
Pages: 9-10
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 0049-6626
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Report from Africa 1968-1976
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1977, no. 3-4
Date: 1977
Pages: 26-28
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Muriel I. Dwyer - Writings, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
Montessori in the Developing World: 33 Years of Experience in Africa
Available from: AMI Montessori Digital
Publication: Montessori Australia eArticle
Date: 2001
Pages: 1-6
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Language: English
Article
Success Story from South Africa
Publication: Montessori Education, vol. 7, no. 4
Date: Mar 1996
Pages: 11-12
Africa, Montessori method of education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English
ISSN: 1354-1498
Article
African Partnerships
Publication: Montessori Leadership
Date: Aug 2008
Pages: 9–10
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Language: English
Article
The Early Learning Foundation (ELF) Montessori Teacher Training Project [Cape Town, South Africa]
Publication: Montessori Leadership
Date: Jan 2009
Pages: 8–10
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Language: English
Report
Montessori in South Africa: An Overview of Needs and Development
Africa, Montessori method of education, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Language: English