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The Idea of Viśva Bhāratī: Cosmopolitanism, Transculturality and Education in Early Twentieth Century South Asia
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: South Asian History and Culture, vol. 12, no. 4
Date: 2021
Pages: 436-444
Asia, India, Rabindranath Tagore - Biographic sources, South Asia, Viśva Bhāratī
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Abstract/Notes: In 1921, Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) inaugurated Viśva Bhāratī as an institution of higher learning, an ‘uttarbibhāga’, as has been observed, based on the foundations of the brahmacaryāśrama, i.e., ‘pūrvabibhāga’. This special article is a critical reflection on some aspects of this history. First, it strives to historically situate the development of Viśva Bhāratī against the backdrop of the cosmopolitan transcultural entanglements of contemporaneous Indian intellectual life. Second, it endeavours to signpost some key strands of contemporaneous educational philosophy and their broader exigencies. In doing so, it neither claims to provide a definitive history of this institution based extensively on original research nor does it mean to narrate in any triumphalist tone its century-long journey. This then is a commemoration of the institution at its centenary by way of a critical reappraisal of the world of ideas from which it emerged and with focus on some of its early defining moments.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2021.1981673
ISSN: 1947-2498
Article
Montessori és Ázsia [Montessori and Asia]
Available from: Arcanum Digitális Tudománytár
Publication: Néptanítók Lapja, vol. 64, no. 8
Date: Apr 15, 1931
Pages: 27
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Abstract/Notes: [During the Pan-Asian Educational Congress, one session was devoted exclusively to the discussion of the Montessori method. The main speaker of the session was P. Subramaian, a professor at the Benares Teacher Training Institute. He summarized and published his criticisms under the title "Montessori's message to India". Among the contributors, two Montessori students stood out: Jean McConachio, an English teacher who is currently the headmistress of one of Bombay's girls' schools, and Malati Kelkar, a Hindu teacher at the Benares Hindu University, who also presented the practices of the students of the Montessori school operating alongside the university's department of education to prove her point.]
Language: Hungarian
Article
Gioco e fantasia
Publication: Vita dell'Infanzia (Opera Nazionale Montessori), vol. 39, no. 6
Date: 1990
Pages: 39-42
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 0042-7241
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Effectiveness of Montessori-Based Activities on Agitation Among Asian Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Available from: PubMed Central (National Library of Medicine)
Publication: Medicine (Baltimore), vol. 101, no. 32
Date: Aug 12, 2022
Pages: e29847
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)
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Abstract/Notes: OBJECTIVES: Montessori based activity are supposed to be an effective nonpharmacological intervention in the treatment of agitation in western countries. However, most studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Montessori based activities on agitation in Asian patients were small sample size, as well as inconsistent outcomes, which may limit the reliability of the conclusions. The present pooled analysis, hence, was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the activity on agitation related with dementia in Asian patients with dementia. DESIGN: Prospective randomized clinical studies were included, of which available data was extracted. Outcomes of physical aggressive behaviors, physical nonaggressive behaviors, and verbal aggressive behaviors were pooled for the analysis by weighted mean differences. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, and China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP). ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Prospective, randomized, controlled clinical studies, conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the activity on agitation related with dementia in Asian patients with dementia. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Available data including baseline characteristics and interested outcomes from the included literature were extracted independently by 2 investigators. Measuring scales including CMAI and NOSIE were adopted for the efficacy comparison between Montessori based activity and standard activity. Weighted mean difference was used for the pooled analysis. RESULTS: A total of 460 participants were included in the present meta-analysis. The pooled mean difference agitation for Montessori based activity was -3.86 (95% CI: -7.38 to -0.34, P = 0.03) comparing to standard activity. The pooled mean differences for physical aggressive behaviors, physical nonaggressive behaviors, and verbal aggressive behaviors in Montessori based activity group were -0.82 (95% CI: -1.10 to -0.55; P < 0.00001), -0.81 (95% CI: -1.68 to 0.55; P = 0.07), and 0.38 (95% CI: -0.92 to 1.68; P = 0.57). CONCLUSIONS: Montessori based activities may reduce the frequency of agitation, especially in physical aggressive behaviors comparing to standard activities in Asian patients with dementia. However, the effectiveness of Montessori based activities on reduction of subcategorized agitated behaviors including physical nonaggressive behaviors, and verbal aggressive behaviors may not be reliable as physical aggressive behaviors.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029847
ISSN: 1536-5964