Language: English

Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Association Montessori Internationale, 1964

Abstract/Notes: Thayer-Bacon tells her story in a conversational tone that traces her personal and professional roots as she describes various chapters of her life: first as a philosopher, how she became involved in education, and then how that involvement became a career as a philosopher of education, in a large teacher education program, and now at a research institution. She sketches her philosophical contributions, as a pragmatist, feminist, postmodernist, and cultural studies scholar, to philosophy, philosophy of education, and education.

Language: English

Published: Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2012

ISBN: 978-94-007-4017-4

Abstract/Notes: The aim of this bachelor´s thesis is to investigate the way in which participatory pedagogy is used in two different early education groups. The aim is also to find out how the two groups differ in terms of the participation of children, as one was an average Finnish early education group, while the other was a group, which used Montessori pedagogy. The thesis also introduces an idea of a joint community of adults and children and how participatory pedagogy enhances the experience of community. The purpose of the thesis is to add understanding and encourage the use of participatory pedagogy in the day-to-day life of early education groups. The theoretical section discusses the notion of participatory pedagogy and how it is used from the point of view of the basic functions of an early education group. The central ideas behind Montessori pedagogy are also discussed. The thesis is qualitative, as the data was collected by observing two different early education groups for a week in May 2016. The results of the bachelor´s thesis show that participation has become an increasingly important factor in early education and that it is used in different ways. It was also evident that the individuality of children is valued and that participation is seen important in the daily life of the early education groups studied. Both the early education groups studied value the importance of communication between parents and teachers. Adults play an important role in the implementation of participation and they need to collect information about the children and apply it. It is also necessary for the adults to be able to develop the basic ways of using participation in the daily life of an early education group. / Tässä tutkimuksessa on tutkittu lasten osallisuuden toteutumista tavallisessa päiväkotiryhmässä ja montessoripedagogiikkaa toteuttavassa päiväkotiryhmässä. Lisäksi haluttiin selvittää millaisia eroja osallisuudesta löytyy kahden erilaisen päiväkotiryhmän välillä. Tutkimuksessa on myös tuotu esiin ajatusta yhteisestä lasten ja aikuisten yhteisöstä, siitä miten osallisuus vahvistaa yhteisöllisyyden kokemusta. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on lisätä ymmärrystä lasten osallisuudesta päiväkodin arjessa ja innostaa toteuttamaan sitä. Teoreettisessa viitekehyksessä avataan osallisuuden käsitettä ja käsitellään osallisuutta päiväkodin arjen perustoimintojen näkökulmasta. Lisäksi esitellään montessoripedagogiikan perusajatusta. Tutkimus on kvalitatiivinen ja sen aineisto kerättiin havainnoimalla kahta päiväkotiryhmää viikon ajan toukokuussa 2016. Tutkimustulokset osoittavat, että päiväkodeissa osallisuus on noussut erittäin merkittäväksi tekijäksi ja käytössä on erilaisia lasten osallisuutta vahvistavia toiminta-tapoja. Lisäksi päiväkodeissa näkyi, että lasten yksilöllisyyttä vaalitaan. Osallisuus on nähty tärkeäksi jokapäiväisessä arjessa. Montessoripedagogiikkaa toteuttavassa päiväkotiryhmässä työskentelee aikuisia, jotka kunnioittavat pedagogiikkaa ja toiminta lähtee lapsesta. Molempien päiväkotien näkemykset kasvatuskumppanuudesta ovat samankaltaiset. Aikuisilla on merkittävä rooli lasten osallisuuden toteutumisessa, heidän tulee kerätä lapsista tietoa ja osata hyödyntää tätä, lisäksi aikuisilta vaaditaan taitoa osata kehittää osallisuutta vahvistavia toimintatapoja päiväkodin arkeen.

Language: Finnish

Published: Vaasa, Finland, 2016

Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Abstract/Notes: Don't be fooled by Elise Huneke-Stone's disarming beginning where she implies that grace and courtesy is not normally associated with the elementary. She goes on to elaborate that grace and courtesy is indeed everywhere: in project-based learning, understanding of moral precepts, social and intellectual independence, in the utilization of empathy, used in the unfolding of the reasoning mind and imagination, and in matters of justice and fairness. Integral to the gregariousness and the rules of group work, the elementary child needs grace and courtesy to manage their strong social orientation as children of the second plane. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Grace, Courtesy,and Civility Across the Planes," Portland, OR, March 13-16, 2014.]

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Abstract/Notes: Argues the need for children to have contact with the natural world and a role in the preservation of the environment. Explains that children's roles in sustainable development can occur only when adults allow children to act independently. Outlines problems with current ways of involving children in environmental movements. (JS)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Language: Japanese

Language: English

Language: English

ISSN: 0009-4137

Language: German

Published: Düsseldorf, Germany: Schwann, 1986

ISBN: 3-590-14480-7 978-3-590-14480-4