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Doctoral Dissertation
Barriers Contributing to the Minimal Participation of African American Parents in Their Children's Schools: A Qualitative Case Study of African American Parent Involvement in an Urban K–8 Elementary School in Minnesota
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
African American community, African Americans, Americas, Early childhood care and education - Parent participation, Early childhood education - Parent participation, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, Parent participation, Parent-teacher relationships, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: This research is a case study of African American parent involvement at a urban Montessori school in Minnesota. African American parents at this school have had limited involvement in conferences, PTSO meetings, school activities, and on the Site-Based Leadership Team. An examination of the literature was made to investigate the influences on African American parents when they make decisions about their parental involvement. This research covered the historical background, theoretical background, implications, racial barriers, and strategies that increased African American parent involvement. An ethnography was designed to gather data from 9 mothers of African American students. These parents provided information about their backgrounds and their experiences with the school. Staff at the school (6) were interviewed as to their experiences with African American parent involvement. The results of the study offer findings on attitudes, perceptions, needs and ideas for improving African American parent involvement at any school.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2000
Video Recording
Lillian de Lissa and Maria Montessori: Their legacy and promise for the future of South Australia's children
Available from: YouTube
Australasia, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Lillian de Lissa - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Oceania
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Abstract/Notes: The de Lissa Oration, presented by Dr Susan Feez
Runtime: 51:51
Language: English
Published: Adelaide, Australia, Nov 20, 2013
Article
Sewing for Children
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 16, no. 4
Date: 1992
Pages: 13
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Language: English
Article
Les Défauts des Enfants d'après Maria Montessori [The Defects of Children according to Maria Montessori]
Available from: Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Gallica
Publication: La Nouvelle éducation, no. 125
Date: May 1934
Pages: 71-77
Children with disabilities, Europe, Inclusive education, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Southern Europe, Spain, Trainings
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses the training course Montessori gave in Barcelona, Spain.
Language: French
ISSN: 2492-3524
Doctoral Dissertation
Where Have All the Children Gone? A Case Study of Three American Preschools
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: In sociological investigation, Weber (1968) believes that concrete historical events can be interpreted in terms of social action. These patterns of action differ from historical accounts, which explore the importance of causal explanation of individual events. Entwistle and Alexander (1993) contend that sociologists of education have paid little attention to patterns of class interaction and inequality in preschools. Adding to Hartley's (1993) work on nursery schools in Scotland, and using an organizational model with a sociohistorical standpoint, this ethnographic case study helps to bridge that gap by concentrating on the historical and ecological contexts of (1) a Laboratory school; (2) a Montessori school; and, (3) a Head Start center. The central problem of the study seeks an answer to the question "If inequalities in preschools exist, what do they look like?" This study assumes that historically educational systems have exerted a form of social control over children in order to transmit cultural values. Part I of the study examines ancient and modern societies, their cultures and their philosophical grounding to reveal the values and trends that contribute to social change in the early education of children. Part II adds a triangulation strategy to explore the ecology (environment and culture) of the three schools in the study. These strategies include archival content analysis of the preschool organizations, nonparticipant observation of the classrooms (Bell, 1993), intensive interviewing of the staff and administration members and a brief survey of the preschool parents. This study draws from the sociology of Weber's "ideal bureaucracy," Berger's "bureaucratic cognitive style," Elias' "civilizing process," Bernstein's "visible and invisible" pedagogy, Bourdieu's "cultural capital" and Anyon's "biased ideological messages." In this exploratory study, the data analysis uses a descriptive methodology, not to draw conclusions, but similar to Glaser and Strauss' "grounded theory" to introduce questions to be explored further by researchers. A final section on policy recommendations is included.
Language: English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts, 2000
Article
Montessori Schools Help Children Exposed to Trauma
Available from: White Paper Press
Publication: Montessori White Papers, vol. 2
Date: 2016
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Language: English
Article
Reports from the Educational Field; Performance Tests with Pre-School-Age Children (Merrill-Palmer School)
Available from: JSTOR
Publication: Journal of Education (Boston), vol. 98, no. 10
Date: Sep 20, 1923
Pages: 272-273
Americas, Early childhood education - Evaluation, Merrill-Palmer School, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 0022-0574, 2515-5741
Holistic Reading in a Montessori Classroom: An Examination of the Reading Miscues and Perceived Strategies of Children Who Have Completed One Year in a Montessori Elementary Classroom
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Language: English
Published: Chicago, Illinois, 1992
Article
Die Montessori-Kinderschule [The Montessori Children's School]
Publication: Pharus, vol. 21
Date: 1930
Pages: 386-388
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Language: German
Article
Influenza delle Condizioni di Famiglia sui Livello Intellettuale Degli Scolari [The Influence of Social Conditions on the Mental Development of Children in School]
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Rivista di Filosofia e Scienze Affini, vol. Anno 6, Vol. 2, no. 3-4
Date: 1904
Pages: 234-284
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Language: Italian