Abstract/Notes: Depuis près de dix ans, la méthode Montessori adaptée aux personnes âgées connaît un essor particulièrement significatif dans les pays francophones. Cette revue de littérature a pour objectif de synthétiser les travaux scientifiques ayant étudié ses effets, ses bénéfices éventuels, mais également ses limites. Depuis la fin des années 1990, le nombre d’études sur la méthode Montessori a eu tendance à augmenter à travers le monde. Ces études mettent, en général, en évidence des bénéfices significatifs sur l’engagement dans les activités, les comportements, les affects ainsi que sur certaines capacités fonctionnelles, comme l’alimentation. Des effets bénéfiques ont également été retrouvé sur les aidants familiaux ou professionnels. Un nombre important de ces recherches souffrent cependant de limites méthodologiques. D’autres travaux doivent être envisagés dans le futur, en particulier dans les pays francophones, compte tenu de leur variabilité culturelle, pour mieux en cerner les effets et conditions de mises en œuvre effectives. [For nearly ten years, the Montessori method adapted to the elderly has experienced particularly significant growth in French-speaking countries. This literature review aims to synthesize the scientific work that has studied its effects, its possible benefits, but also its limits. Since the end of the 1990s, the number of studies on the Montessori method has tended to increase throughout the world. These studies generally highlight significant benefits on engagement in activities, behaviors, affects and on certain functional abilities, such as eating. Beneficial effects have also been found on family or professional caregivers. However, a large number of these studies suffer from methodological limitations.]

Language: French

DOI: 10.1684/pnv.2023.1095

ISSN: 2115-8789

Language: English

Language: Italian

Published: Torino, Italy: Paravia, 1930

Abstract/Notes: This exploratory action research article overviews the implementation of using the Montessori method in teaching young learners experienced by the 15 students of the 39th school in Namangan region and its conclusions.

Language: English

ISSN: 2835-3013

Abstract/Notes: A demonstration of the Montessori system of education took place yesterday afternoon in the U. S. Grant Hotel. More than 250 persons were present, including twenty little ones from the school at 4029 Randolph street. Mrs. Norah White Simpson, president of the San Diego Montessori Educational Association, presided. Mrs. Prudence Stokes Brown, who has been director of the Montessori school at the Exposition explained the scientific simplicity of the system.

Language: English

Language: English

Language: English

Abstract/Notes: This paper presents an updated list of schools that report applying the Montessori method in Catalonia. To introduce the study, the paper recalls the historical background to the arrival and the development of the Montessori method in region, a process abruptly interrupted by the civil war. After providing the historical context, the paper presents the results of an empirical survey that, based on different sources, identifies the Montessori schools in Catalonia and estimates the number of pupils who have studied there in recent years. The survey identifies 22 Montessori schools, of which: a) five are affiliated to the AME (the Spanish Montessori Association); b) 13 that are not affiliated, but have Montessori-trained teachers and appear to have chosen an exclusively or predominantly Montessori education; and c) four that have opted for a Montessori education integrated with other educational approaches. The study suggests the need to continue monitoring the development, quality and effectiveness of the application of the Montessori method in Catalonia, in order to promote an educational philosophy which underwent a significant development here and which, today, is experiencing a renewal. / Aquest article té l’objectiu d’oferir una llista actualitzada de centres que constaten aplicar la pedagogia Montessori a Catalunya. Per introduir l’estudi, es recorren les principals etapes històriques de l’arribada de la pedagogia Montessori al territori català i el seu desenvolupament, bruscament interromput per la Guerra Civil. Després d’una contextualització històrica, es presenten els resultats d’una enquesta empírica que, a partir de diferents fonts, identifica els centres Montessori del territori i estima el nombre d’alumnes que hi van finalitzar els seus estudis en els darrers anys. L’enquesta identifica 22 centres educatius Montessori, dels quals: a) 5 estan afiliats a l’AME (Associació Montessori Espanyola); b) 13 no hi estan afiliats, però tenen professorat amb formació Montessori i semblen haver triat una educació exclusivament o predominantment Montessori; c) 4 han optat per una educació Montessori integrada amb altres enfocaments educatius. L’estudi suggereix la necessitat de continuar observant el desenvolupament, la qualitat i l’eficàcia de l’aplicació de l’educació Montessori a Catalunya, per valorar un moviment pedagògic que ha viscut un moment molt important del seu desenvolupament en aquesta terra i que, avui dia, està vivint una vitalitat renovada. / Este artículo tiene el objetivo de ofrecer una lista actualizada de centros que constatan aplicar la pedagogía Montessori en Cataluña. Para introducir el estudio, se recorren las principales etapas históricas de la llegada de la pedagogía Montessori al territorio catalán y su desarrollo bruscamente interrumpido por la guerra civil. Después de una contextualización histórica, se presentan los resultados de una encuesta empírica que, a partir de diferentes fuentes, identifica los centros Montessori del territorio y estima el número de alumnos que finalizaron sus estudios en los últimos años en dichos centros. La encuesta identifica 22 centros educativos Montessori, de los cuales: a) cinco están afiliados al AME (Asociación Montessori Española); b) 13 no están afiliados, pero tienen profesorado con formación Montessori y parecen haber elegido una educación exclusiva o predominantemente Montessori; y c) cuatro han optado por una educación Montessori integrada con otros enfoques educativos. El estudio sugiere la necesidad de seguir monitorizando el desarrollo, la calidad y la eficacia de la aplicación de la educación Montessori en Cataluña, para valorizar un movimiento pedagógico que ha vivido un momento muy importante de su desarrollo en Cataluña y que, hoy en día, está viviendo una vitalidad renovada.

Language: Catalan

DOI: 10.1344/reire.40985

ISSN: 2013-2255

Abstract/Notes: Students who develop and apply their self-directed learning skills have advantages in school over those who do not (Betts & Knapp, 1981; Candy, 1991; Guglielmino, 1977; Schunk & Zimmerman, 2012). This is because self-directed learning (SDL) skills enable autonomous learning where students self-initiate, solve problems, develop new ideas, and monitor themselves with minimal external guidance (Knowles, 1976; Zimmerman, 2000). Despite the importance of these skills, research shows that few students consistently engage in SDL (Dent & Koenka, 2016; Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001). Because of SDL's multi-faceted and complex nature, it is difficult to discern why this is the case (Dent & Koenka, 2016; Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001). Multiple dynamic, interacting factors, including maturation, environmental supports, and historical events, likely contribute to students’ SDL development (Hoyle & Dent, 2017). As such, recent literature suggests that a relational dynamic systems (RDS) approach can help elucidate the dynamic, context-dependent patterns by which SDL skills unfold (Hoyle & Dent, 2017). According to RDS theories, development occurs within multi-level, interacting, relational systems; therefore, the bi-directional relationship between the person and their environment should be the unit of analysis (Lerner et al., 2011). This study aimed to provide a systematic investigation of the development of SDL skills, accounting for important contextual and developmental influences as well as individual pathways. Adolescence appears to be an optimal time for students to gain SDL skills (Brown, 1978; Brown et al., 1983); hence, this study focused on that developmental period. Also, because the Montessori educational approach is conducive to SDL skill development (Lillard, 2017; Rathunde, 2009, 2014), it was used as the school backdrop for this study. Furthermore, during data collection, a global pandemic caused by COVID-19 impacted school environments and was also included as a developmental context in this study. Specifically, this study utilized a longitudinal convergent mixed methods design to (1) identify patterns of SDL skill development across adolescence, (2) illustrate the reasons for those changes, and (3) illuminate the indirect effect of COVID-19 on students’ SDL. Emergent themes from student interviews conducted over four years augmented growth curve analysis results from an accelerated longitudinal design utilizing student surveys to address the research questions. Descriptive, correlational, multi-level model (MLM), and repeated-measures ANOVA analyses of student survey responses across four years (4 waves) of data collection with students grades 7 through 12 (n = 284) were applied to address the quantitative research questions. Emergent themes, derived through thematic analysis of 29 interviews, or 11 cases of students with a range of SDL skills (average, above average, and below average), addressed the qualitative research questions. Finally, quantitative results and qualitative findings were combined and compared to investigate convergence, divergence, and expansion areas that addressed integrative research questions. Findings shed important light on the development of adolescent students’ SDL skills across adolescence. Quantitative results and qualitative analyses were combined to address the research question: Do adolescent students’ SDL skills increase, decrease, or remain stable throughout middle school and high school? Findings resulted in areas of convergence and divergence across methods. Despite some diverging quantitative results, namely a non-significant growth model, other quantitative results, a non-significant no-growth model and descriptive plots, converged with qualitative findings from student interviews to suggest that within and between students, SDL skill development can include a combination of growth, decline, or stability over time. Findings from this study also suggest that each SDL skill can develop on its own timetable. Also, findings suggest a developmental pattern whereby SDL skills vary more in middle school than in high school. These findings have begun to disentangle contradictory results of earlier SDL research (e.g., Heater, 2005; Pajares & Valiante, 2002; Reio & Ward, 2005). From a practice perspective, the findings imply that it may benefit students to have tailored interventions that meet them where they are developmentally, considering each SDL skill individually and all together. The second integrative research question that was addressed in this study was: What roles do factors like grade level and the Montessori learning environment play in SDL development? Quantitative results and qualitative findings converged to suggest that students' SDL skills develop, at least in part, as a factor of the length of time a student has been immersed in the Montessori program. The findings also show that a student’s maturation may play a role in SDL skill development, especially when environmental contexts are supportive. In addition, qualitative interviews with students identified features of the Montessori program, such as open work time, scaffolded opportunities to be self-directed, autonomy support, and supportive teachers that aided students in their SDL development, which also aligns with the literature (Zumbrunn et al., 2011). This finding strengthens prior research, which found cursory evidence for how Montessori schools support the development of SDL skills (Ervin et al., 2010). In addition, quantitative results and qualitative findings diverged for the third overarching research question: Have changes in the learning environment associated with COVID-19 shaped the development of students’ SDL skills? If so, how? Although the quantitative results from this study failed to detect any indirect effects of the impact of COVID-19 on students’ SDL, qualitative findings found that changes in their learning environment as a result of COVID-19 impacted students’ SDL both negatively and positively. Research has also found that the global pandemic drastically impacted the school environment, so it is most likely that the quantitative measure failed to detect an effect (Huck & Zhang, 2021; Tarkar, 2020). Furthermore, in the interviews, most students reported a combination of negative experiences (e.g., more distractions at home, lowered motivation, fewer social interactions, higher stress, and missing in-school learning) as well as positive experiences (e.g., increased time management, access to resources, multi-tasking, organization, ability to shut out distractions, and time to sleep) that impacted their SDL abilities. Qualitative findings from this study extend prior research by providing student accounts of their experiences, including silver linings (Wilson et al., 2020). Despite its limitations, this study revealed important exploratory findings about how students’ SDL skills can develop across adolescence. Areas of convergence across qualitative and quantitative methodologies underscore the reliability of the study findings. There were also unique quantitative and qualitative findings that extend prior research and provide important implications for future research and practice.

Language: English

Published: Claremont, California, 2023

Abstract/Notes: When Maria Montessori developed her own method, the question of the reception and education of migrant children did not yet arise. Can a Montessori school today give an answer to questions that had not yet been formulated at the time of the Chiaravalle pedagogist? This volume discusses the theme and, starting from the analysis of the principles on which the first Children's Home was founded, bears witness to how the Montessori method can be applied profitably in multi-ethnic classes, from nursery to primary school, and in teaching practice of Italian as L2 for adults with even very distant linguistic backgrounds, including cases of illiteracy. In addition to recounting the concrete experiences of teachers who have worked in multicultural contexts (in Italy, but also in Africa), the author helps to understand the contours of the phenomenon by reporting updated data on the percentage of students of foreign origin in our schools, their origin, the prediction of success and school dropout. A valid contribution on a theoretical and operational level for teachers of method schools and traditional ones and for cultural mediators and operators

Language: Italian

Published: Trento, Italy: Erickson, 2020

ISBN: 978-88-590-2155-1