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Article
The Montessori Research: A Review of the Literature
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 12, no. 2
Date: 1987
Pages: 56–73
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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A Research About the Sensorial Education Focused on the Montessori Method / Montessori 감각교육에 관한 이론적 고찰
Available from: RISS
Publication: 영유아보육연구 [Infant Child Care Research], vol. 5
Date: 1999
Pages: 1-19
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Language: Korean
Article
A Research Initiative on the Construction of Innovative Environments for Teaching and Learning. Montessori and Munari based Psycho-pedagogical Insights in Computers and Human Behavior for the “New School”
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 66
Date: Jan 2017
Pages: 282-290
Information and communications technology (ICT), Technology and children
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Abstract/Notes: Italians children-students live a strong technological gap among different education instances: on the one hand, they are attending schools technologically still to the '80 years, on the other hand, they can rely on hyper-technological domestic-family environments where videogames, smartphones, internet are always available. In the school, all learnings take place under the supervision of the teacher that stimulates, directs and corrects these important steps in the basic training. On the contrary, in the domestic environment the presence of technology is increasingly pervasive. These new technologies cognitively stimulate the children, but they entertain the little ones often alone and without the participation and supervision of an adult audience. Thus, the technology gap results in a pedagogical clash among different educational instances and this is the “space” addressed by our research initiative whose objective is the construction of innovative teaching and learning environments for children between 3 and 6 years of age. The specific quantitative outcomes can be defined with respect to three main families of indicators: measures to detect the use of learning environments; indicators of the level of satisfaction and involvement of the various involved actors; real impact on the socio-cognitive development of children produced by the introduction of methodologies and technologies.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.056
ISSN: 0747-5632
Article
The Change Is in Me. The Transformation of Adults to the Role of the Montessori Guide. Qualitative - Biographical Research Study / Zmiana jest we mnie. Transformacja dorosłych do roli przewodnika Montessori. Raport z badania jakościowo – biograficznego
Available from: CZASOPISMA - Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Techniczno-Ekonomiczna
Publication: Edukacja Elementarna w Teorii i Praktyce / Elementary Education in Theory and Practice, vol. 18, no. 1 (no. 68)
Date: 2023
Pages: 65-78
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Abstract/Notes: Artykuł stanowi sprawozdanie z badania jakościowo – biograficznego zrealizowanego wśród dwóch grup uczestników biorących udział w kursach Montessori. Podstawowym celem badania była analiza znaczeń nadawanych zmianie. Pytanie badawcze sformułowano następująco: Jak uczestnicy kursu Montessori (6-12) tematyzują swój proces transformacji? Artykuł podejmuje kwestię zmiany edukacyjnej w kontekście wiedzy milczącej oraz teorii osobistych a następnie opisuje procedurę gromadzenia i analizy danych z dwudziestu pięciu pogłębionych, jakościowych wywiadów indywidualnych, które następnie poddano analizie zgodnie z opisanymi przez Kvale siedmioma krokami. W rezultacie analiz udało się zidentyfikować i opisać dwie główne kategorie: radykalną transformację oraz korektę biograficzną. W końcowej części artykułu autor, w kontekście zebranego materiału zwraca uwagę na ograniczone możliwości narzucania zmiany w edukacji i – podążając za głosami uczestników badania rekomenduje pożądane warunki do zaistnienia potencjalnych zmian: tworzenie nauczycielom warunków wolności do podejmowania decyzji i tworzenia autorskich rozwiązań dydaktycznych, demokratyzacja sfery związanej z edukacją oraz wspieranie poczucia godności wśród nauczycieli.
Language: English
DOI: 10.35765/eetp.2023.1868.05
ISSN: 2353-7787
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
Using a Creativity-Focused Science Program to Foster General Creativity in Young Children: A Teacher Action Research Study
Available from: American Montessori Society
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Abstract/Notes: he importance of thinking and problem-solving skills, and the ability to integrate and analyze information has been recognized and yet may be lacking in schools. Creativity is inherently linked to problem finding, problem solving, and divergent thinking (Arieti, 1976; Csikszentmihalyi, 1990; Milgram, 1990). The importance of early childhood education and its role in the formation of young minds has been recognized (Caine & Caine, 1991; Montessori, 1967a, 1967b; Piaget, 1970). Early childhood education also impacts creativity (Gardner, 1999). The features of brain-based learning (Caine & Caine, 1991; Jensen, 1998; Sousa, 2001; Wolfe, 2001) have a clear connection to nurturing the creative potential in students. Intrinsic motivation and emotions affect student learning and creativity as well (Hennessey & Amabile, 1987). The purpose of this study was to discern if a creativity-focused science curriculum for the kindergarteners at a Montessori early learning center could increase creativity in students. This action research study included observations of the students in two classrooms, one using the creativity-focused science curriculum, and the other using the existing curriculum. The data collected for this interpretive study included interviews with the students, surveys and interviews with their parents and teachers, teacher observations, and the administration of Torrance's (1981) Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM) test. The interpretation of the data indicated that the enhanced science curriculum played a role in enhancing the creativity of the children in the creativity-focused group. The results of the TCAM (Torrance, 1981) showed a significant increase in scores for the children in the creativity-focused group. The qualitative data revealed a heightened interest in science and the observation of creative traits, processes, and products in the creativity-focused group children. The implications of this study included the need for meaningful learning experiences, experiential learning opportunities, critical thinking and problem solving activities, and an emphasis on freedom, independence, and autonomy on the part of the learner. These elements, when combined with an integrated science curriculum, can foster creativity in young children.
Language: English
Published: Santa Barbara, California, 2005
Doctoral Dissertation
New Education and Alternative Schools in Taiwan: Educational Research from 1949 to 2005 Taking Special Account of Ten Alternative Schools
Asia, China, East Asia, Taiwan
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Abstract/Notes: Reviewed in Communications 2008/1 // In her dissertation she analyses the efforts of New Education in her home country and compares them to European reform approaches. In this context she analyses and evaluates a large amount of written documents and adds to her literary research especially for the ten alternative schools her own studies at these schools and interviews with the educationalists/teachers responsible. One of the analysed schools was a Montessori school, another one was a Waldorf school. The survey communicates interesting insights and findings about school development in an increasingly democratising Asian country that is scarcely considered in Germany.
Language: English
Published: Münster, Germany, 2005
Article
Montessori Research Update: COVID-19 Edition
Available from: MontessoriPublic
Publication: Montessori Public, vol. 5, no. 1
Date: Fall 2020
Pages: 19
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Language: English
Article
Nature Engagement and Students' Attention and Experience in School: A Proposal for New Research in Montessori Schools
Publication: NAMTA Bulletin
Date: May 2007
Pages: 1-5
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
NAMTA's Flow/Normalization Six-Year Research Plan Revealed
Publication: NAMTA Bulletin
Date: May 2001
Pages: 8-10
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Research: Analysis in Retrospect
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 13, no. 3
Date: 1988
Pages: 1-119
Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Montessori method of education - Research, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734