Abstract/Notes: This paper examines the thinking of Maria Montessori in relation to the contribution of other branches of educational science to the epistemological status of pedagogy. Specifically, it situates the interconnections between Montessori’s approach and medicine (primarily auxology and child neuropsychiatry) understood as a Naturwissenschaften, as well as the practical implications of this interrelatedness, within a heuristic framework that extends beyond the field of special education. Analysis of Montessori’s scientific output around the turn of the twentieth century is followed by a proposed outline of its present-day relevance, in terms of promising avenues of inquiry informed by Montessori’s initial ideas and educational work and recent neuropsychological research.

Language: English

DOI: 10.6092/issn.1970-2221/12161

ISSN: 1970-2221

Abstract/Notes: The highlights of Montessori's accomplishments are embodied in her cosmic views and organized into a Cosmic Plan of Education while she worked in the hills of Kodaikanal, India. The fruition of these cosmic views came late in her life and appeared to be synonymous with the development of her relationships with the warm and accepting Indian people. During this periodi Montessori devoted her energies to understanding how children naturally unfold into purposeful, yet interdependent individuals. Through all the professional challenges that Montessori faced in her lifetime as an educator of young children, her focal point continued to be 'the child'. This was especially true in connection with children during their transitional stage of growth from five- to seven-years of age when the acquisition of social, spiritual and cultural values are so strong. Montessori not only shared her methods and ideas with the people of India, but these people, in turn, influenced her views significantly enough to have caused her to formulate The Cosmic Plan of Education. This plan was designed especially for the transitional-age children but incapsulated within it was Montessori's own new-found East-West Cosmology. Through primary sources such as interviews, unpublished books and lectures, the dissertation gives the historical backdrop of the emergence of Montessori's cosmic views in the beginning five chapters. A description of the operation of the Cosmic Plan of Education during its conception is given in Chapter Six. The final chapters deal with how these views weathered the changes within the Indian society over the period of forty years.

Language: English

Published: Manoa, Hawaii, 1984

Language: French

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to consider the philosophical and pedagogical approaches of Aurobindo Ghose and Maria Montessori as a way of engendering spiritual values in to the public educational system in the United States. Available from: Proquest Dissertations and Theses

Language: English

Published: Tempe, Arizona, 1975

Language: Korean

Published: Daegu, South Korea, 1992

Abstract/Notes: The goal of the present study was to investigate the effects of the Montessori educational theory on the field of the early childhood education in terms of the educational philosophy. To do that, the theories including Frobel, Dewey, and Piaget were compared to the Montessori theory as ways to understand its role in the development of the educational theory. The guideline developed by Braun & Edward(1972) was used to compare and analyze the theoreandal components (e.g., a view of children, teachers, and learning) in each theory. The major findings of this study and suggestions for the further study were discussed. / 본 연구는 현대 유아교육사상에 많은 영향을 미친 Montessori 와 Frobel, Dewey, Piaget의 유아의 사고 및 행동과 교육적 적용에 정립한 핵심적인 사상들 (Braun & Edward, 1972; 신화식, 2006)을 문헌을 통해 유아관, 환경관, 교사관 및 교육관으로 비교·분석 하였다. 연구결과로 Motessori와 Frobel, Dewey 및 Piaget는 서로 사상적으로 관련이 있었다. 이는 Montessor 교육과정이 100년이 지난 지금도 유아교육현장에서 유아와 함께 진행되고 발전될 수 있음으로 시사 받을 수 있다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Language: Korean

Language: Korean

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-2722