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Doctoral Dissertation
'My Self-Image and Your Interactions': The Influence of the Preschool Educator's Image of the Child as a Learner on Children's Wellbeing and Involvement
Americas, Comparative education, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Europe, Ireland, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, Northern Europe, Play, Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education)
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Abstract/Notes: The introduction in 2011 of a universal free preschool year for all children in Ireland prior to attending primary school was heralded as a significant commitment to children and families. As a result of this policy initiative there are increasing numbers of young children accessing preschool provision. However, despite increased access and increased investment in ECEC provision, little is known about the quality of preschool children’s experiences, or the impact of the pedagogical approach on children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement in their learning. Equally there has been no evaluation of the quality or the effectiveness of the preschool provision in supporting children’s development of 21st century skills. This thesis explores how the preschool educator’s image of the child as a learner influences her/his pedagogical approach and how the educator’s pedagogical approach subsequently impacts on children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement in their meaning making processes. The study, an ethnographic comparative study, was conducted across three preschool setting types, Montessori, Play-based and Reggio inspired in the west of Ireland and Boston. The findings identify that children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement are high when their basic needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness are met in an autonomy supportive, child-centred learning environment. In comparison, when the learning environment is controlling and the approach to teaching and learning is didactic and adult-led, children’s levels of wellbeing and involvement are low. These findings have significant implications for policy and practice and provide a compelling argument for the evaluation of the quality of preschool provision in Ireland.
Language: English
Published: Galway, Ireland, 2020
Article
Ways and Means for Opening More Pre-Primary Schools for Children in Urban and Rural Areas
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 5
Date: 1960
Pages: 26-30
Albert Max Joosten - Writings, Asia, India, South Asia
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Abstract/Notes: Address read at All-India Conference of Educational Associations, Madras, 1958
Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Article
Champion the Cause of All Children
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 77
Date: Oct 2005
Pages: 18–20
Conferences, International Montessori Congress (25th, Sydney, Australia, 14-17 July 2005)
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Abstract/Notes: 25th International Montessori Congress, Sydney, July, 2005
Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
Article
Spatial Thinking and Children's Museums
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 16, no. 1
Date: Winter 1989
Pages: 7–12
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Language: English
ISSN: 0010-700X
Article
Gardening with Children: Fall Harvesting
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 1, no. 4
Date: Jul 1993
Pages: 15
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Some Results and Experiences with Small Children
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 6
Date: 1961
Pages: 42-46
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Book
Fresh: A Collection of Favourite Recipes from the Children of Mosgiel Montessori
Australasia, Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand, Oceania
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Language: English
Published: Dunedin, New Zealand: Wickliffe Limited, 2015
Article
Montessori Children: Orestes
Publication: The Montessori Magazine: A Quarterly Journal for Teachers, Parents and Social Workers (India), vol. 4, no. 3
Date: Jul 1950
Pages: 46-49
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Language: English
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
The Effects of Peace Education on Children’s Prosocial Behavior in an Early Childhood Classroom
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects of peace education on children’s prosocial behavior. This action research implemented peace education for six weeks in an early childhood classroom of 19 children, in the U.S., ages three to six. Qualitative data including interviews, observational logs, field notes, and a journal were collected. Quantitative data included a tally sheet of incidents and surveys of the children. The research concluded that peace education affected children’s prosocial behavior, increasing the number of prosocial behavior incidents, raising children’s awareness, knowledge, and skills for prosocial behavior, while positively impacting children’s prosocial behavior in the community. Further study was recommended to reinforce the findings by implementing peace education for a longer period of time, applying it in other classrooms, modifying activities and approaches to reach more children, such as those with special needs and behavioral problems, and educating parents in peace education at home.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
Article
Jerome W. Berryman: The Spiritual Guidance of Children: Montessori, Godly Play, and the Future [Book Review]
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: Journal of Religious Education, vol. 62, no. 2
Date: 2014
Pages: 87-88