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Article
Children’s Preference for Real Activities: Even Stronger in the Montessori Children’s House
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 4, no. 2
Date: 2018
Pages: 1-9
Americas, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: In the United States, children are often given the opportunity to engage in pretend activities; many believe this kind of play benefits children’s development. Recent research has shown, though, that when children ages 4 to 6 are given a choice to do the pretend or the real version of 9 different activities, they would prefer the real one. The reasons children gave for preferring real activities often concerned their appreciation of the functionality; when children did prefer pretend activities, their reasons often cited being afraid of, not allowed to, or unable to do the real activity. Given that children in Montessori classrooms have more experience performing real, functional activities, in this study we asked if this preference for real activities is even stronger among children in Montessori schools. We also asked children to explain their preferences. The data are from 116 3- to 6-year-old children (M = 59.63 months, SD = 12.08 months; 68 female): 62 not in Montessori schools and 54 in Montessori schools. Children explained their preferences for pretendand real versions of 9 different activities. Children in Montessori schools preferred real activities even more than did children in other preschools, but all children explained their choices in similar ways. The implications of these results are discussed with regard to play in preschool classrooms.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923
Book
Listening to God with Children: The Montessori Method Applied to the Catechesis of Children
Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Religious education
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Language: English
Published: Loveland, Ohio: Treehaus Communications, 1998
Edition: [1st ed.]
ISBN: 1-886510-14-8 978-1-886510-14-2
Article
To Save Displaced Children and Young Refugees: Montessori’s Early Initiatives for Children at Risk
Available from: Association Montessori Internationale
Publication: AMI Journal (2013-), vol. 2020
Date: 2020
Pages: 18-25
Displaced communities, Refugees, White Cross (Croce Bianca)
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Language: English
ISSN: 2215-1249, 2772-7319
Master's Thesis
Komunikace s předškolními dětmi v pedagogice M. Montessori (Děti s českým a jiným mateřským jazykem) / Communication with pre-school children in Montessori approach (Children with Czech and other first language)
Available from: Univerzita Karlova Institutional Repository
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Abstract/Notes: The goal of this thesis is to describe teachers' communication with toddlers and pre- schoolers from mono- and bilingual families in Montessori schools or schools inspired by the Montessori method. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part is theoretical and contains chapters on children's communication and communication with children, its forms and specific aspects; language and language acquisition, bilingualism, the founder of Montessori education, the Montessori education per se and communication with children according to its principles. The second part is practical and presents an analysis of the pragmatic component of teachers' communication with children through audio recordings or hand-written notes taken during participant observation. It focuses on the characteristics and specific features of teachers' communication with children in Montessori pre- schools. It includes the description of communication environment which complements the teachers' communication with children. It also contains semi-structured interviews with teachers and photographs in the attachment. / Cílem této diplomové práce je charakterizovat komunikaci učitelek s dětmi batolecího a předškolního věku z mono- i z bilingvních rodin, v zařízeních typu Montessori nebo v zařízeních touto pedagogikou inspirovaných. Diplomová práce je tvořena dvěma částmi - první, teoretickou část, představují kapitoly o komunikaci dětí a s dětmi, jejích formách a specificích, o jazyku a jeho osvojování, o bilingvismu, o zakladatelce pedagogiky Montessori a jejích metodách a o komunikaci s dětmi v tomto výchovném směru. Druhá, praktická část, prezentuje analýzu pragmatické složky komunikace učitelek s dětmi, skrze audio nahrávky či písemné záznamy komunikace ze zúčastněného pozorování. Zaměřuje se na charakteristiku a specifické rysy komunikace učitelek s dětmi v Montessori zařízeních předškolního typu. Věnuje se také popisu komunikačního prostředí, který doplňuje komunikaci učitelek s dětmi, stejně tak jako polostrukturované rozhovory s učitelkami a fotografie, jež uvádíme v příloze.
Language: Czech
Published: Prague, Czechia, 2022
Article
Children Helping Children: Montessori Students Build a School in Somalia
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: Apr 1995
Pages: 7
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Language: English
Article
[Conference of Childcare in Kansai Region: A Childcare Community in Kansai Area and an Idea of Montessori Education]
Publication: Fujin to Kodomo [Woman and Child], vol. 15, no. 4
Date: 1915
Pages: 151-158
Asia, Conferences, East Asia, Japan, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: Japanese
Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D.)
Development of the Early Childhood Curricular Beliefs Inventory: An Instrument to Identify Preservice Teachers' Early Childhood Curricular Orientation
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: The aim of this study was to develop and field test an instrument that provides an efficient and scholarly tool for exploring curricular beliefs of preservice teachers in the area of early childhood education. The Early Childhood Curricular Beliefs Inventory (ECCBI) was developed through procedures that evaluated the content validity of identified statements, explored the criterion and construct validity, and assessed the internal reliability of the instrument. Through a literature review, four predominant approaches to early childhood education (Developmental Interaction, Cognitive Developmental, Behavioral, and Sensory Cognitive) and four associated models of implementation were identified (Developmental Interaction, HighScope, Direct Instruction, and Montessori). Six areas, in which each of the above differed, were identified: the view of the child, role of the teacher, resources utilized, curricular emphasis, assessment methodology, and characteristics of the learning environment. The aim of this study was to develop and field test an instrument that provides an efficient and scholarly tool for exploring curricular beliefs of preservice teachers in the area of early childhood education. The Early Childhood Curricular Beliefs Inventory (ECCBI) was developed through procedures that evaluated the content validity of identified statements, explored the criterion and construct validity, and assessed the internal reliability of the instrument. Through a literature review, four predominant approaches to early childhood education (Developmental Interaction, Cognitive Developmental, Behavioral, and Sensory Cognitive) and four associated models of implementation were identified (Developmental Interaction, HighScope, Direct Instruction, and Montessori). Six areas, in which each of the above differed, were identified: the view of the child, role of the teacher, resources utilized, curricular emphasis, assessment methodology, and characteristics of the learning environment. A panel of experts classified and sorted a total of 182 statements, and 72 items were subsequently organized into an instrument consisting of four subtests corresponding to the identified curricular models. Scoring of the instrument included recording Likert-scale responses for each statement to a score key divided into four sections, or subtests, representing each curricular model. Scores for each section were added and compared. The subtest with the lowest score was deemed most representative of a respondent's curricular beliefs. Data gathered through field testing of the instrument with practitioners were used to explore further content validity through a factor analysis, criterion validity, and construct validity. Results of a second field test of preservice teachers and the results of the first field test (practitioners) were used to assess internal consistency reliability. Analyses appeared to support content, criterion, and construct validity as well as reliability of the 72-item ECCBI. In an effort to reduce the length of the instrument and to make it less cumbersome, results of the factor analysis were used to create a 24-item shortened version of the ECCBI. Six items representing each of the four subtests having the strongest factor loadings were identified as appropriate statements and were then organized into an alternative instrument. Data gathered through field testing of the instrument with practitioners were used to explore further content validity through a factor analysis, criterion validity, and construct validity. Results of a second field test of preservice teachers and the results of the first field test (practitioners) were used to assess internal consistency reliability. Analyses appeared to support content, criterion, and construct validity as well as reliability of the 72-item ECCBI. In an effort to reduce the length of the instrument and to make it less cumbersome, results of the factor analysis were used to create a 24-item shortened version of the ECCBI. Six items representing each of the four subtests having the strongest factor loadings were identified as appropriate statements and were then organized into an alternative instrument.
Language: English
Published: Tallahassee, Florida, 2004
Book Section
Child Development als Grundlage eines Weges der Behindertenhilfe [Child Development as the basis of a path to help the disabled]
Book Title: Die Montessori-Pädagogik und das behinderte Kind: Referate und Ergebnisse des 18. Internationalen Montessori Kongresses (München, 4-8 Juli 1977) [The Montessori System and the Handicapped Child: Papers and Reports of the 18th International Montessori Congress (Munich, July 4-8, 1977)]
Pages: 219-240
Children with disabilities, Conferences, International Montessori Congress (18th, Munich, Germany, 4-8 July 1977)
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Language: German
Published: München: Kindler, 1978
ISBN: 3-463-00716-9
Book
The Child Before 7 Years of Age. The Child After 7 Years of Age. What Children Taught Dr. Maria Montessori
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Association Montessori Internationale, 1959
Book
Talent for the future: social and personality development of gifted children: Proceedings of the Ninth world conference on gifted and talented children
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Language: English
Published: Assen, The Netherlands: Van Gorcum & Co., 1992
ISBN: 90-232-2656-9