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Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
A Comparative Multi-Case Study of Teacher Roles in U.S. Montessori Preschool and Saudi Public Preschool
Available from: OhioLINK ETD Center
Americas, Asia, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Middle East, Montessori method of education - Teachers, Montessori schools, North America, Public Montessori, Saudi Arabia, Teachers, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast teacher roles in two early childhood education settings—a U.S. Montessori preschool and a traditional Saudi public preschool—and to examine the philosophical, cultural, and theoretical influences on those roles. Cognitive constructivism, social constructivism, and multi-cultural theories were used as a research framework. Data was collected from the two teacher cases in their respective settings through classroom observations, in-depth interviews, and lesson plan/student assessment documents. The study’s findings showed that the roles of a U.S. Montessori preschool teacher and the roles of a Saudi traditional preschool teacher are generally much the same. Though the contexts and the surrounding national cultures and educational philosophies contrast significantly, the work of an early childhood teacher can be summarized in five categories which were consistent between data contexts: academic instruction, relationship with students and other adults, personal and professional development, behavioral management, and environmental preparation. Complementing this general role similarity between contexts, however, was the contrast in aspects of these roles between the two case teachers: the degrees of their attention to their roles, their efforts to perform these roles with excellence, and their application of their philosophies within their particular preschool settings and national cultures. Internationally, ECE programs need clarity about teachers’ responsibilities and a greater awareness of the cultural and philosophical influences on preschool teachers’ work.
Language: English
Published: Kent, Ohio, 2017
Article
Field Independence of Students at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and a Montessori School
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 65, no. 2
Date: 1987
Pages: 613-614
Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: 82 subjects, ages 7 to 11 yr., from two private schools, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and a Montessori school, were given the Children's Embedded Figures Test. The 48 students of the former (20 boys, 28 girls, M age = 8.98 yr.), who practice the Transcendental Meditation program as part of their curriculum, scored significantly higher on field independence than the 34 Montessori school subjects (17 boys, 17 girls, M age = 8.60 yr.).
Language: English
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1987.65.2.613
ISSN: 1558-688X, 0031-5125
Article
AMI School Celebrates a Newly Remodeled Facility [Flossmoor Montessori School, Flossmoor, IL]
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 11, no. 2
Date: Mar 1998
Pages: 3
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Language: English
Article
New Nashville School Using Student Uniforms [Hull-Jackson Montessori School]
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 9, no. 2
Date: Winter 1997
Pages: 30
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Frans op de lagere Montessori-school [French at primary Montessori school]
Publication: Montessori Opvoeding, no. 3
Date: 1962
Pages: 6-14
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Language: Dutch
Article
Secondary School in Wind: New Wa Ora Principal "Optimistic" [Wa Ora Montessori School, Lower Hutt]
Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 10
Date: Jun 1998
Pages: 1–2
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Language: English
Article
Montessori School in New Brunswick, Canada [Fredericton Montessori School]
Publication: Montessori Observer, vol. 19, no. 1
Date: Mar 1998
Pages: 1
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Language: English
ISSN: 0889-5643
Article
'The School Where the Children Live' [Hershey Montessori Farm School, Huntsburg, OH]
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 31, no. 1
Date: 2006
Pages: 129–139
Erdkinder, Hershey Montessori Farm School (Huntsburg, Ohio), Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Montessori Schools and Nursery Schools
Available from: The Times Educational Supplement Historical Archive - Gale
Publication: The Times Educational Supplement (London, England)
Date: Jul 10, 1919
Pages: 353
, Spain
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Language: English
ISSN: 0040-7887
Article
Instant Montessori Schools: According to David Lerch, Who Should Know, Federal Magnet Grants Will Be Announced in August - and Schools Will Open in September
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: Winter 1995
Pages: 1
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246