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Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia: A Comparative Analysis of Alternative Models of Early Childhood Education
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: International Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 52, no. 3
Date: 2020
Pages: 337-353
Comparative education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education) - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Waldorf method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia education remain three of the most popular models for alternative early childhood education. Each of these approaches has developed globally, with a rich history of supporting children’s educational freedom. This narrative analysis provides a means for early childhood educators and scholars to understand the aims, philosophical and theoretical frameworks, historical development, benefits, and challenges in these models and their methods of practice. As early childhood education evolves with technology and as re-conceptualizations about early education occur, an understanding of these alternatives to traditional education models is important. While adaptive options of these models may emerge in education systems across national contexts, this review allows educators to consider their applications and cultural appropriateness in specific local and community contexts.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s13158-020-00277-1
ISSN: 0020-7187, 1878-4658
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Dialectics, Esotericism and Evolutionism in 20th Century Pedagogy. On the Totalitarian Heritage in the Educational Concepts of Cultural Education, with Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner and Pavel Blonsky
Available from: Pedagógiatörténeti Szemle
Publication: Pedagógiatörténeti Szemle, vol. 4, no. 3-4
Date: 2020
Pages: 1-22
Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., New Education Movement, Pavel Blonsky - Biographic sources, Pavel Blonsky - Philosophy, Rudolf Steiner - Biographic sources, Rudolf Steiner - Philosophy, Waldorf method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: In the following contribution it will be shown that and how the theocratic heritage has perpetuated itself in more or less changed form in newer educational theories. Its transformation can be understood as its secularization, which passes on the absolute as epistemological totalitarianism in the form of violence, provided that it was armed with power of action. As examples here serve the multifaceted cultural or humanistic pedagogy ("Kulturpädagogik" or "Geisteswissenschaftliche Pädagogik" - GP), which is still important today, as well as three important concepts of reform pedagogy (respectively the "New Education Movement"), namely those of Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner and Pavel Blonsky.
Language: English
DOI: 10.22309/PTSZEMLE.2018.3.1
ISSN: 2415-9093
Book Section
Grundlinien meiner Erziehungsmethode [Basics of my educational method]
Book Title: Kinder Sind Anders: Maria Montessoris Bild Vom Kinde Auf Dem Prüfstand [Children Are Different: Maria Montessori's Picture of the Child on the Test Bench]
Pages: 13-17
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Language: German
Published: Würzburg, Germany: Ergon, 1996
ISBN: 3-928034-90-1
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Montessori Education in Saudi Arabia
Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education
Pages: 361-364
Asia, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Middle East, Montessori method of education - History, Saudi Arabia, Western Asia
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Abstract/Notes: More than 11 countries in the Middle East region offer early childhood programs that have adopted Montessori and Montessori-inspired practices. Through a case study of Saudi Arabia, this chapter explores Montessori as an imported pedagogy brought to Saudi Arabia by expatriate residents in the 1960s and the culturally specific adaptations made for an Islamic educational environment as Montessori has expanded across private early childhood programs in Saudi Arabia since the 1990s. There is considerable variability in Montessori implementation in Saudi Arabian schools, especially given the international cachet of the Montessori method, suggesting challenges to maintaining fidelity and quality as Montessori-inspired kindergarten programs grow in number.
Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-350-27561-4 978-1-350-27560-7 978-1-350-27562-1
Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks
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Perspectives in Early Childhood Education: Belize, Brazil, Mexico, El Salvador and Peru
Available from: ERIC
Publication: Forum on Public Policy, vol. 2012, no. 1
Date: 2012
Pages: 1-27
Americas, Belize, Brazil, Central America, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, El Salvador, Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico, Peru, South America
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Abstract/Notes: Early childhood education (ECE) provision is becoming a growing priority. During the past twenty years, Latin America has shown a growing recognition in the provision of educational programs for young children, birth to age eight, is essential. Urban and rural populations intimated in 2009, that many countries utilizing equitable access to quality early childhood programs is often seen by policy makers as a means of achieving economic and political goals (United Nations, 2012). Unfortunately, a pre-occupation with economic and political goals may conflict with the provision of quality programming for young children. In a number of Latin American countries provisions for educating young children exist as intent to provide quality services. The continuing challenge is to finance, organize and regulate those well-meaning intentions. The objective of this article is two-fold. First, to describe national policy efforts that regulate the education of young children consistently. And, second, to reflect the status of early childhood education programming; and to examine the possibilities for the improvement of the quality and accessibility of an education for all young children. Five Latin American nations have been chosen for examination, including: Belize, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. (Contains 4 tables.)
Language: English
ISSN: 1556-763X, 1938-9809
Article
The Montessori Method and the Education of the Blind
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 3
Date: 1958
Pages: 66-69
Asia, Blind, Children with disabilities, India, People with disabilities, South Asia
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Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Article
Mme. Montessori on a New and Modern Education
Available from: International Association for the Preservation of Spiritualist and Occult Periodicals (IAPSOP)
Publication: The Theosophical Worker, vol. 5, no. 3
Date: Mar 1940
Pages: 66-68
Asia, India, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education, South Asia, Theosophical Society
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Language: English
Article
Jiang su sheng jiao yu hui meng tie suo li jiao ju yan jiu hui [Conference Record of the Montessori Teaching Materials Research Association of Jiangsu Education Association]
Publication: Chong Hua Educational Review, vol. 4, no. 5
Date: 1915
Pages: 7-9
Asia, China, East Asia, Montessori method of education
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Language: Chinese
Article
Computer-Based Education in the Montessori Classroom: A Compatible Mixture?
Publication: Technological Horizons in Education Journal (THE Journal), vol. 10, no. 6
Date: 1983
Pages: 105-109
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Language: English
ISSN: 0192-592X
Book Section
Cosmic Education: The Vital Center of the Montessori Perspective
Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education
Pages: 29-35
Cosmic education, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: This chapter outlines the centrality of cosmic education to the Montessori approach for children ages 6 to 12. The chapter examines how cosmic fables, elaborated with Mario Montessori and other collaborators, foster active and participatory experiences. However, in a broader context, cosmic education is a framework within which the entire work of Maria Montessori can be considered. It is the original nucleus of her thought, starting from the early years of the twentieth century. It considers each aspect of a person in relation to every other living form on the planet, including the history of the world, origins of the cosmos, and the role of humans. By extension, it incorporates the history of civilizations and cultures into an educational philosophy with an ultimate goal of universal cooperation, the affirmation of democracy, and ultimately world peace.
Language: English
Published: New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-350-27561-4 978-1-350-27560-7 978-1-350-27562-1
Series: Bloomsbury Handbooks