Abstract/Notes: The roles of morbidity and environmental conditions in determining nutritional status were investigated in urban Montessori school children. In all, 265 children (30–60 months) were observed for weight, height, morbidity status and their household environmental conditions including hygiene, overcrowding, waste disposal methods and general housing background. The same sample was observed again after six months to assess their growth. Mean weight and height of all the children were 13.0 ± 1.4 kg and 95.9 ± 5.3 cm respectively. Relative gain in weight was observed to be 60–70 gms/kg during the six months period. Children were receiving total supplementation of about 170 kcal and about 5 g of protein per day. The children were divided into two classes according to their living conditions. Six factors formed the basis of scores which were used to classify all households into good and average environmental conditions. Those with better environmental conditions were associated with better nutritional status of children. The number of days lost due to sickness per ill child were smaller in houses with better scores. Relative gain in weight was negatively correlated with days lost due to illness suggesting synergistic effects of duration of illness and environment on nutritional status.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1994.9991368

ISSN: 0367-0244

Abstract/Notes: The paper reports on efforts of the Thakur Hari Prasad Institute (THPI), an Indian voluntary agency, to improve services to persons with mental retardation in the developing nation of India. THPI is involved in both institutional and non-institutional activities, development of national policy, and action research. One project has provided early detection and intervention to about 500 infants and young children with handicaps through use of neuro-muscular stimulation and Montessori methods. A second project is providing early identification and intervention services to over 800 children with handicaps in 10 rural villages. This project stresses locally relevant and affordable methods. The special education program of the institute utilizes individualized education plans, instructional materials made of common household objects, and integrated services. A community based rehabilitation center is planned which will have non-professionals teaching rural oriented skills to mentally retarded persons. Vocational training programs for this population in such areas as carpentry and tailoring have also been initiated. THPI is seeking industry involvement and working for new legislation in such areas as civil rights and guardianship. A parents' movement is being encouraged as is research relevant to developing nations. Increased public awareness and personnel development are also encouraged.

Language: English

Published: India: [s.n.], 1988

Language: English, German

Published: New York: Prestel, 2002

ISBN: 978-3-7913-2650-4 3-7913-2650-3

Abstract/Notes: A Maria Montessori nevével fémjelzett pedagógiai irányzat nem ismeretlen a külföldi és hazai pedagógia számára. Jelen cikk a Montessori módszer gyógypedagógiai gyökereinek bemutatására törekszik és ez által a gyógypedagógiai szempontú alkalmazásra kíván rávilágítani. A gyakorlatban sok Montessori-intézmény több éve végez sikeres integrációt és ma már Magyarországon is mûködnek gyógypedagógiai adaptációi a módszernek. A cikk a Montessori -gyógypedagógia gyakorlati eredményeit is bemutatja a 2008-ban végzett kutatási eredményekre támaszkodva. [The pedagogical trend marked by the name of Maria Montessori is not unknown to foreign and domestic pedagogy. This article seeks to present the special pedagogical roots of the Montessori method and thus to highlight its application in special pedagogical terms. In practice, many Montessori institutions have been successfully integrating for several years, and special educational adaptations of the method are already operating in Hungary today. The article also presents the practical results of Montessori special education based on the results of research conducted in 2008.]

Language: Hungarian

ISSN: 0133-1108, 2732-3668

Abstract/Notes: The Mississippi River Program was an interdisciplinary environmental education curriculum implemented in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The program integrated theory and practice of experiential, environmental, adventure, and place-based education, and was designed, implemented and assessed by the researcher. Effects of the Mississippi River Program on the environmental knowledge and awareness of middle school adolescents were unknown at the onset of this study. This was a quasi-experimental design involving non-random sampling of a charter Montessori Middle School as the experimental group (n=17), and a sample of public middle school students as the comparison group (n=18). A mixed-methods approach entailed quantitative assessment of mean pretest and posttest scores on the Environmental Knowledge and Beliefs Questionnaire, and a qualitative analysis of reflective papers written by the Montessori group. The research instrument was drawn directly from the state standards for environmental education for middle school adolescents, published by the Wisconsin Department of Instruction (1998). Results of ANOVA indicated a significant improvement in mean scores from pretest to posttest for the experimental group, with no significant difference in scores for the comparison group (p=.0002). Quantitative results revealed that Item Six of the survey instrument contributed significantly to the increase in scores (p=.0000). This Item required knowledge of environmental agencies, which the experimental group gained during “Outdoor Careers Day.” Student reflective papers written about experiences during this event were qualitatively assessed using an emergent open coding method, which revealed five environmental learning themes. Qualitative findings reinforced the quantitative results, indicating that the program participants improved significantly in knowledge of environmental content areas; and awareness of a personal relationship with, and responsibility to, the environment. Further investigations are needed to increase the research base for programs that incorporate multiple outdoor education models. Innovative educational approaches would also benefit from research on the long term effects of participation in these programs.

Language: English

Published: Mankato, Minnesota, 2006

Abstract/Notes: This chapter describes a small research project evaluating the effects of a Montessori pre-school program upon the cognitive development of a group of Negro children from families in the Aid to Dependent Children category. The program has involved bringing a group of these children into classrooms for middle-class children in a parent-organized Montessori school in Hyde Park. Glen Nimnicht reports that the New Nursery School project at Colorado State College has also found some decreases in IQ in permissive non-integrated classroom programs for culturally disadvantaged children. During the summer, three Head Start classrooms were held in the Ancona Montessori School in the context of a general summer school program. Two of the classrooms were integrated: they were composed of half Head Start children, half middle-class children. The children of average IQ on first testing increased as much as did the children of low IQ on first testing.

Language: English

Published: New York: Routledge, 2017

Edition: 1st

ISBN: 978-1-351-31268-4 978-1-138-52252-7

Abstract/Notes: À l'heure actuelle, de nombreux travaux mesurant les effets de la pédagogie Montessori sur le développement et les apprentissages des enfants d'âges préscolaire et scolaire ont été réalisés dans différents pays, majoritairement anglophones. Les objectifs de cette thèse seront, d'une part, de synthétiser ces travaux par la réalisation d'une méta-analyse afin de cibler les domaines spécifiques préalablement étudiés (e.g. compétences scolaires, créativité, activités motrices), dans quels pays (e.g. États- Unis, France) et à quel degré la pédagogie Montessori est mise en place par les chercheurs auprès du groupe expérimental. En effet, l'ensemble des travaux existants mettent en avant des résultats variables et il semblerait que cette variabilité soit due à une certaine hétérogénéité dans l'application de la méthode Montessori (Lillard, 2012). D'autre part, la mise en place d'un dispositif expérimental nous permettra de mesurer l'impact de la pédagogie Montessori sur le développement et les apprentissages d'enfants typiques et atypiques d'âge préscolaire. [Currently, many studies measuring the effects of the Montessori pedagogy on the development and learning of preschool and school-age children have been conducted in largely anglophone countries. On the one hand, the objective of this thesis is to synthesize the whole researches in order to perceive which specific domains were studied (e.g. school skills, creativity, physical activities), in which countries (e.g. United States of America, France) and the level of Montessori pedagogy's implementation in experimental groups. Indeed, all the existing works highlight mixed results and this variability is likely to be caused by some of heterogeneity in the application of the Montessori method (Lillard, 2012). On the other hand, the implementation of an experimental system will enable us to measure the impact of Montessori pedagogy on the development and learning of typical and atypical preschool children.]

Language: French

Published: Nancy, France, 2018

Language: English

Published: [Washington, D.C.]: [s.n.], 1966

Language: English

Published: Cleveland, Ohio: North American Montessori Teachers' Association, 1990

Abstract/Notes: In this study, investigators made an experimental comparison of four curricula for Head Start classes: (1) the official (or "traditional") Head Start program, emphasizing enrichment of experience, individual differences, a climate of freedom, and learning by doing, (2) the DARCEE program, emphasizing reinforcement of attitudes combined with training in basic skills and intensive work with mothers, (3) the academic drills approach of Bereiter and Engelmann, emphasizing the ability to handle linguistic and numerical symbols, and (4) the Montessori program, characterized by a high degree of structure in respect to the analysis and sequencing of tasks, combined with great flexibility in that each child is expected to pursue his own interests. During the 1968-69 school year 14 classes were conducted--two Montessori classes, and four classes in each of the other program styles. The 4-year-olds in these classes were pre- and posttested with nine instruments, selected to assess gains in cognitive, motivational, social, and perceptual development. A non-preschool control group was also tested. Classes were monitored periodically throughout the year to assess treatment dimensions. All phases of the first year of this study are now complete. Data analysis is in process. Tables and appendices are included. (Author/NH)

Language: English

Published: Louisville, Kentucky, Jun 11, 1969