Abstract/Notes: A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress, and promoting healing. Now, policymakers, employers, and healthcare providers are increasingly considering the human need for nature in how they plan and operate. This article was originally printed in "Yale Environment" (issue 360, January 9, 2020).

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Abstract/Notes: Montessori Pedagogy shows very different possible faces in different historical-cultural contexts. In the 1920s and early 1930s, for example, Montessori Pedagogy was strongly related to fascist pedagogy and education in Italy. This paper focuses on theory-immanent explanations for this phenomenon, based on an analysis of Montessori's books and lectures at international courses and congresses (1910-1935) and archive research (Fondazione Giovanni Gentile, Archivio Capitolino, Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione, Presidenza del...

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ISSN: 1723-9672, 2612-6559

Abstract/Notes: An initial review of the literature shows that healthcare providers are now implementing the Montessori approach in adult dementia and palliative care units. This literature highlights that the Montessori approach in these units is effective in assessing and improving patients’ cognitive, motor, and sensory functioning as well as their social skills (Hanna, Donnelly, & Aggar, 2018). It also suggests that the approach has positive impacts on clinicians’ engagement and compassion with patients as well as decreases both clinicians’ and caregivers’ risks of burnout (Judge, Camp, & Orsulic-Jeras, 2000). However, prior to implementing and evaluating this approach in other adult and pediatric healthcare settings, it is important for researchers to understand the existing literature on its use, outcomes, and impacts in healthcare.

Language: English

Published: [S.I.], May 27, 2020

Abstract/Notes: Literature regarding Montessori-based activities with older adults with dementia is fairly common with early stages of dementia. Conversely, research on said activities with individuals experiencing late-stage dementia is limited because of logistical difficulties in sampling and data collection. Given the need to understand risks and benefits of treatments for individuals with late-stage dementia, specifically regarding their mental and behavioral health, this study sought to evaluate the effects of a Montessori-based activity program implemented in a long-term care facility. Utilizing an interrupted time series design, trained staff completed observation-based measures for 43 residents with late-stage dementia at three intervals over six months. Empirical measures assessed mental health (anxiety, psychological well-being, quality of life) and behavioral health (problem behaviors, social engagement, capacity for activities of daily living). Group differences were observed via repeated measures ANOVA and paired-samples t-tests. The aggregate, longitudinal results—from baseline to final data interval—for the psychological and behavioral health measures were as follows: problem behaviors diminished though not significantly; social engagement decreased significantly; capacities for activities of daily living decreased significantly; quality of life increased slightly but not significantly; anxiety decreased slightly but not significantly; and psychological well-being significantly decreased. Improvements observed for quality of life and problem behaviors may yield promise for Montessori-based activities and related health care practices. The rapid physiological and cognitive deterioration from late-stage dementia should be considered when interpreting these results.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/1471301217703242

ISSN: 1741-2684, 1471-3012

Abstract/Notes: Six persons in the early to middle stages of dementia (“leaders”) were trained in Resident-Assisted Montessori Programming (RAMP™) to lead a reading activity fo...

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DOI: 10.1177/1533317506297895

ISSN: 1082-5207, 2162-9986

Abstract/Notes: includes photos

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ISSN: 1071-6246

Abstract/Notes: [...]when the students have mastered the contents of the manual and the use of dive equipment in the pool, they are ready to practice their skills in the open ocean and eventually to conduct underwater research for any number of inquiry-based marine science projects. Because MHOK is a relatively small school (60-75 students, depending on the year), its Upper Elementary and Middle School students are combined in one classroom (usually 16-24 students)-which MHOK refers to as its "Upper School"-with a head teacher responsible for coordinating the entire fourth- through eighth-year curricula. In addition to studying the physical aspects of coral, students also investigated the ecological and economic importance of coral, discovering five main uses: 1) food-500 million people worldwide rely on fish that live in coral reefs, and $31 million is generated annually from worldwide fish sales; 2) habitat-corals not only provide habitat for a wide variety of fish and marine invertebrates but also provide areas for spawning, mating, and feeding; 3) tourism-places with healthy reefs earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year from tourist activities such as snorkeling and scuba diving; 4) medicine-coral reefs are important sources for ingredients in medicines to treat heart disease, cancer, poisonous stings, and burns and for general skin care; and 5) coastal protection-coral reefs provide stability to coastlines and protection against ocean storms and floods, and also help to slow down wave breaks and even tsunamis. [...]students created a slide show-complete with discussion, diagrams, photos, graphs, and references-from their research and collected data.

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ISSN: 1054-0040

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ISSN: 0571-1142

Abstract/Notes: Study located in Montessori School

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Abstract/Notes: This story goes back to an email in 2006 that Eva Shaw, a former HIV/AIDS volunteer in Uganda sent to her mother Kay Grosso, shortly after some 50 mud huts were destroyed in a flood in the village of Nawantale, far away from Uganda's capital, Kampala. Shaw asked her mother to help in organizing mosquito netting and tents. Kay Grosso and Eva Shaw have written companion articles on both a personal and academic level how extreme poverty, minimal healthcare, and missing intergenerational educational contexts cry out for successful Montessori intervention.

Language: English

ISSN: 1877-539X