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Alternatives in Education: An Exploration of Learner-Centered, Progressive, and Holistic Education
Available from: ERIC
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Abstract/Notes: Based on a database of over 500 resources, this paper explores the educational alternatives that exist today between the cracks of mainstream education and culture. It presents information about the growing numbers of schools and education centers that call themselves learner-centered, progressive, and/or holistic. Sources of data for this summary report also include over 3 years of informal interviews with and observations of people at alternative schools. The paper begins by examining terminology issues, discussing qualities for distinguishing educational alternatives, and describing eight types of schools (democratic and free schools, folk education, Quaker schools, homeschooling/unschooling/deschooling, Krishnamurti schools, Montessori schools, open schools, and Waldorf schools). It also presents frameworks for education (maps for understanding the territories of alternatives), and it discusses the three orientations of a competency based education: transaction (progressive), self-directed (learner-centered), and transformation (holistic). After looking at political issues around school choice which could impact the growth of the various philosophical alternatives, the paper concludes that in a society where issues of pluralism and diversity are valued as part of creating a more sustainable world and just democracy, the diversity of philosophical perspectives in education needs to be acknowledged. (Contains 41 references.) (SM)
Language: English
Published: New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002
Book
Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood Education: Process-Oriented Procedures for Documenting Education and Development
Available from: SpringerLink
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Abstract/Notes: Today, the documentation of children's education and development is an important part of educational work in early childhood education. This book systematises the topic of pedagogical documentation based on current empirical research. The book analyses different pedagogical reasons for documentation and then presents and discusses different procedures of pedagogical documentation in theory and empirical practice : Portfolio, Learning Stories, pedagogical documentation in the room, project documentation and digital pedagogical documentation. Pedagogical documentation is discussed in the tension between a social constructivist understanding of education on the one hand and a diagnostic logic of fostering on the other. The book is intended as a part of pedagogically oriented childhood research, which also wants to contribute to the reflection and improvement of pedagogical practice.
Language: English
Published: Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Nature, 2022
ISBN: 978-3-658-39736-4 978-3-658-39735-7
Book Section
Religious Education: Work in the Firels as a Part of Religious Education
Book Title: The Discovery of the Child
Pages: 315-322
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Abstract/Notes: Formerly entitled The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in the Children's Houses. This book was first published in 1909 under the title 'Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica Applicato all'Educazione Infantile nelle Case dei Bambini' ('The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in the Children's Houses) and was revised in 1913, 1926, and 1935. Maria Montessori revised and reissued this book in 1948 and renamed it 'La Scoperta del Bambino'. This edition is based on the 6th Italian edition of 'La Scoperta del Bambino' published by the Italian publisher Garzanti, Milan, Italy in 1962. M. J. Costelloe, S. J. translated this Italian version into the English language in 1967 for Fides Publishers, Inc. In 2016 Fred Kelpin edited this version and added many footnotes. He incorporated new illustrations based on AMI-blueprints of the materials currently in use.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2017
ISBN: 978-90-79506-38-5
Series: The Montessori Series , 2
Book Section
Die Internatlität der Reformpädagogik und die Ansätze zu einer Welterziehungsbewegung [Internationalism in Progressive Education and Initial Steps Towards a World Education Movement]
Book Title: Die Reformpädagogik auf den Kontinenten: ein Handbuch [Progressive Education Across the Continents: A Handbook]
Pages: 11-25
Educational change, New Education Fellowship, New Education Movement, Montessori method of education
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Language: German
Published: Frankfurt am Main, Germany: P. Lang, 1994
ISBN: 978-3-631-47463-1
Series: Heidelberger Studien zur Erziehungswissenschaft (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) , 43
Article
Visions of Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: The Present Situation and Future Direction of Montessori Education in Korean Kindergarten
Available from: The Korean Society for Early Childhood Education
Publication: International Journal of Early Childhood Education, vol. 6
Date: 2000
Pages: 115-146
Asia, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Montessori method of education, Southeast Asia, Thailand
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Abstract/Notes: The present study was intended to investigate the current status of Montessori education practices in Korea and to suggest future direction for its improvement and successful implementation of Montessori education in Korean kindergarten. This study was conducted by self-administered questionnaire survey. Subjects served for the study consisted of 85 Montessori teachers among 30 Montessori Kindergartens located in Seoul area, sampled from Korean Montessori kindergarten, using random sampling method. Data were analysed by IBM-PC computer, using SAS program. Statistical methods employed were frequency of item, t-test, and ANOVA. The summary of the research findings was as follows: It was revealed that Korean Montessori teachers who have worked for Montessori Kindergarten with the large amount of Montessori materials on hand had considerably higher recognition of the practical application of Montessori materials and teaching method of Montessori`s theory and program than Montessori teachers with small amount of materials in their Montessori kindergarten. However, the educational instruments for assessing the whole development of children held in stock by Korean Montessori kindergarten generally were below the mean number of holdings. Therefore, the author suggests the importance of educational assessment instruments for Montessori children and those proper application methods.
Language: English
ISSN: 1226-9557, 2733-9653
Article
Education in Preschool Educational Organizations-the Importance of Using the Maria Montessori Method in the Process of Education
Available from: IndianJournals
Publication: ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, vol. 11, no. 4
Date: Apr 2021
Pages: 589-594
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Abstract/Notes: Modern educational space is "impregnated" with ideas of humanization and personality-oriented concept. In this regard, it becomes necessary to study and understand the potential of those pedagogical systems and techniques of a personal orientation that have taken their solid place in the educational space, having proved their importance, efficiency and productivity. One of the most striking representatives of ideas with a humanistic focus is the Italian teacher, psychologist, founder of the method of scientific pedagogy M. Montessori. The article discusses the positive and negative aspects of the developing method of M. Montessori.
Language: English
DOI: 10.5958/2249-7137.2021.01104.6
ISSN: 2249-7137
Article
Montessori Education and a Neighborhood School: A Case Study of Two Early Childhood Education Classrooms
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 6, no. 1
Date: 2020
Pages: 1-18
Americas, Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Project SYNC (Systems, Yoked through Nuanced Collaboration) details perspectives of a community of stakeholders committed to the enhancement of early childhood (i.e., prekindergarten through grade 3) education. Although there is a growing number of public-school programs informed by the Montessori philosophy, Montessori educational experiences often take place within affluent communities. SYNC aimed to enhance the prekindergarten through grade 3 educational experiences for traditionally underserved students by transforming two traditional early childhood classrooms to Montessori settings within a diverse, Title I school. Montessori pedagogy, curricula, and materials aligned with the school’s dedicated commitment to social justice. The study, one in a series, explored the impact of Montessori education on a neighborhood school community as evidenced through stakeholder opinions, project implementation, and teacher attitudes. Project data illustrate that a Montessori educational experience created learning opportunities that supported children from culturally and ethnically diverse communities in a traditional, Title I elementary school.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923
Article
Montessori Spotlight: Teacher Education Action Commission (TEAC) - Supporting Teacher Education Programs
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 34, no. 2
Date: Summer 2022
Pages: 16-17
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Abstract/Notes: Debbie Sheehan, a TEAC Elementary representative, describes her experience: "TEAC provides teacher education program directors and instructors the opportunity to work with seasoned Montessori directors and instructors from various teacher education programs. Currently, AMS is piloting a training program for teacher education programs and their adult learners. Between meetings, members are expected to participate in work groups and subcommittees, review and recommend teacher education programs for affiliation, review and make recommendations for teacher education standards, and serve as ambassadors for the larger teacher education community.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Starwars Education: Predicting Education in the Year 2000
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 9, no. 3
Date: Sep 1985
Pages: 15
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Language: English
Article
La Nouvelle Education en France / The New Education in France
Publication: Entente
Date: May 1941
Pages: 8-10
Europe, France, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education, New Education Movement, Western Europe
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Language: English, French