Abstract/Notes: Aims. To investigate the efficacy of applying a Montessori intervention to improve the eating ability and nutritional status of residents with dementia in long-term care facilities. Background. An early intervention for eating difficulties in patients with dementia can give them a better chance of maintaining independence and reduce the risk of malnutrition. Methods. An experimental crossover design was employed. Twenty-nine residents were chosen from two dementia special care units in metropolitan Taipei. To avoid contamination between participants in units using both Montessori and control interventions, two dementia special care units were randomly assigned into Montessori intervention (I1) and routine activities (I2) sequence groups. A two-period crossover design was used, with 15 residents assigned to Montessori intervention sequence I (I1, I2) and 14 residents assigned to Montessori intervention sequence II (I2, I1). On each intervention day, residents were given their assigned intervention. Montessori intervention was provided in 30-min sessions once every day, three days per week, for eight weeks. There was a two-week washout period between each intervention. Results. There was a significant reduction in the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia score for the Montessori intervention period but not for the routine activities period, while the mean differences for the Eating Behavior Scale score, self-feeding frequency and self-feeding time were significantly higher than those of the routine activities period. Except for the Mini-Nutritional Assessment score post-test being significantly less than the pre-test for the routine activities period, no significant differences for any other variables were found for the routine activities period. Conclusion. This study confirms the efficacy of a Montessori intervention protocol on eating ability of residents with dementia. Adopting Montessori intervention protocols to maintain residents’ self-feeding ability in clinical practice is recommended. Relevance to clinical practice. Montessori-based activities could provide caregivers with an evidence-based nursing strategy to deal with eating difficulties of people with dementia.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03858.x

ISSN: 1365-2702

Abstract/Notes: This research aimed to deepen understanding about effective Montessori teachers and broaden the context of the topic by examining aligning Montessori theory with Indigenous theory and sustainability theory. The research was guided by an Indigenous research paradigm and involved using appreciative inquiry and tapping into the wisdom of experienced Montessori educators, considered as coresearchers and elders. Using Bohm’s dialogue process, six small groups of elders pondered together about the essence of Montessori and their insights about teachers who effectively implement the Montessori concept. The total of 20 coresearchers concluded that the essence of Montessori was when Montessori became a way of life, a process, coresearchers believed, is lifelong. The elders determined effective Montessori teachers are those who can apply the Montessori concept in their classroom. Key attributes of effective Montessori teachers included ability to trust, exercise keen observation skills, and develop mindfulness. One insight offered for teacher educators included allowing more time for adult learners to practice implementation of the theory. For administrators, elders believed that teachers’ development unfolds just as students’ and requires in-kind support. Findings help inform prospective and current Montessori teachers, teacher educators, and school administrators. Findings show an alignment between Maria Montessori’s educational theory and how it is practiced, reveal the complex nature of the Montessori concept, and indicate Montessori education fosters a sustainability mindset.

Language: English

Published: Prescott, Arizona, 2017

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study is to explore the attachment stability of child care center teachers with infants receiving care education all day and to examine the relationship of infants with child care center teachers in terms of attachment stability according to the background variable and professional recognition of the teachers. The research questions explored to realize the purpose of this study are as follows. 1. What is the nature of the attachment stability of child care center teachers with children at an all day program? 2. What is the nature of the attachment stability of child care center teachers with children according to the background variable of childcare center teachers (age, education, background, career history, marriage status)? 3. What is the nature of attachment stability of child care Center teachers with children according to the professional recognition of child care Center teachers. The subjects of this study are 181 infants aged zero, one, and two who attend 181 child care centers in K city of Chungcheongnamdo and their 51 teachers. In order to measure professional recognition of the teachers, the questionnaire used in earlier studies on professional recognition of child care center teachers amended/supplemented. Also, to measure the attachment stability between teachers and infants, the attachment Q-set developed by Waters and Deane (1985) was amended/supplemented as thirty questions from a total of ninety questions of the attachment Q-set. The results of this study are as follows. First, the average grade for attachment stability of child care center teachers with infants was .36, that is similar to those found in earlier studies conducted in our country. Second, there were differences in terms of attachment stability of infants according to the educational background, career history, and marriage status of child care Center teachers. Third, there was difference in terms of attachment stability with infants depending on the professional recognition of child care Center teachers. / 본 연구에서는 보육교사의 배경원인 및 전문성 인식이 영아의 애착안정성에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 연구의 대상은 충청남도 K시에 위치한 어린이집 18곳에서 표집된 영아 181명과 그들의 담임교사 51명을 대상으로 하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 보육교사의 변인에 따른 영아와의 애착안정성 차이를 알아본 결과 보육교사의 학력, 경력, 결혼 여부에 따라 애착안정성은 통계적으로 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 보육교사의 학력이 높을수록 영아와의 애착안정성이 높았으며, 경력은 낮을수록 영아와의 애착안정성이 높았고, 기혼보다는 미혼인 경우가 영아와의 애착안정성이 더 높았다. 둘째, 보육교사의 전문성인식에 따른 영아와의 애착안정성을 알아본 결과 보육교사의 전문성 인식이 영아와의 애착안정성에 정적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 전문성 인식의 하위요인에서 직업윤리성과 전문적 기술 및 지식영역이 영아와의 애착안정성에 정적 영향을 미치고, 공정성과 직업만족도는 영아와의 애착안정성에 부적영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Abstract/Notes: This research was planned to inspect the difference of children's literacy development and socio-emotional development according to their genders and ages. The subjects of the study were 62 four to five year old children, 26 boys and 36 girls. The result of this study showed that according to the children's ages, their socio-emotional development had shown meaningful differences, especially in internal control, stabilitiveness in the institute, independence to teachers, peer interaction. Moreover children's socio-emotional development are different by their gender variance. To the five year old children, girls are more developed than boys in socio-emotional development. However there was no difference between 4 year old boys and girls. In literacy development, The difference was showed not by gender but by age variance. / 본 연구는 만 4,5세 유아의 성별과 연령별로 언어발달과 사회정서발달의 차이를 알아보는 데 그 목적이 있다. 연구대상은 만 4-5세 유아 62명이며 성별로는 남아 26명, 여아 36명이고 연령별로는 만 4세 32명, 만 5세 30명이다. 연구결과 연령의 증가와 함께 사회정서발달 특히 내적통제, 유치원에서의 안정감, 호기심, 교사에의 비의존성, 또래와의 상호작용에서 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 유아의 성별에 의해서도 사회정서발달에 차이가 있는 것으로 즉, 만 5세 유아는 여아가 남아보다 사회정서발달이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 만 4세에서는 성별에 의한 차이가 보이지 않았다. 언어발달은 연령의 증가와 함께 언어능력도 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으나 성별에서는 남아와 여아와의 차이가 나타나지 않았다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-9417

Abstract/Notes: This study examined the influences of balanced language approach applied at Montessori kindergarten on children's language ability. This is a response to the need of diverse researches on Montessori language education and aims to provide basic materials to improve children's language ability. For the study, 60 children of five-year old participated for 8 weeks. The experimental group received Montessori language education with the balanced language approach program and the control group received general Montessori language education, The study found that the experimental group performing both Montessori language education and balanced language approach program showed significantly higher scores in language ability than the control group having Montessori language education. / 본 연구의 목적은 몬테소리 언어교육과 관련하여 다각적인 응용연구가 이루어져야 할 필요성에 따라 몬테소리 유치원에 적용한 균형적 언어 접근법이 유아의 언어능력에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아봄으로써 유아의 언어능력을 향상시킬 수 있는 기초자료로 제공하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 유치원 만 5세 유아 60명을 대상으로 8주간의 실험처치로 실험집단에서는 몬테소리 교육의 언어활동과 균형적 언어 접근 프로그램을 병행하여 실시하고 비교집단에게는 일반적인 몬테소리 교육의 언어활동을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 몬테소리 교육의 언어활동과 균형적 언어 접근 프로그램을 병행한 실험집단이 몬테소리 교육의 언어활동만을 실시한 비교집단보다 언어능력의 점수에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 것으로 드러났다.

Language: Korean

ISSN: 1226-8119, 2734-0074

Language: English

Published: Boston, Massachusetts: AMI-USA, 2000

Pages: 64-67

Language: Finnish

Published: Kajaani, FInland: Kajaaani opettajankoulutuslaitos, 1995

ISBN: 951-42-4318-8

Series: Olulun yliopiston Kajaanin opettajankoulutuslaitoksen julkaisuja

Abstract/Notes: This research investigated Education for Sustainability (EfS) at an independent Montessori primary school, located in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia. A longitudinal case study involving analysis of data from a twenty year period was conducted to determine the effectiveness of EfS. Historical information about EfS at the school from 1990 to 2005 was examined, with the main focus of the study being on the impact of the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) between 2005 and 2009. AuSSI promotes a whole school, whole systems thinking approach to EfS. Three school-based issues in EfS were studied. Firstly, the research aimed to determine what elements of EfS were in operation in the school prior to involvement in AuSSI. Secondly, student outcomes including engagement with whole systems thinking, attitudes and values, knowledge and understandings, and skills and behaviours related to EfS, were investigated during the first five years of participation in AuSSI. Thirdly, teacher perceptions of the EfS program, including engagement with whole systems thinking, were examined during this same time period. A case study approach was employed to enable in-depth investigation of EfS in the life of the school prior to, during and post implementation of AuSSI. This approach facilitated revelation of participants' lived experiences, their perceptions and understandings of EfS, as well as detailed information about student outcomes in EfS. Case study methodology was also compatible with the culture and processes of the participating school and provided an opportunity for utilising a whole systems thinking approach. Data was gathered from a range of sources, through surveys, interviews, observation and document analysis over a five year period. The total participants included eleven teachers and seventy five students. The research identified particular antecedents of EfS in the Montessori Method of education that existed in the school prior to AuSSI, including the whole child approach, together with the Montessori learning environment, curriculum and values. Following participation in AuSSI, student attitudes and values, knowledge and understandings, and skills and behaviours related to EfS were enhanced for all year levels. However, after three years when specific EfS actions and projects ceased, student EfS outcomes were limited. Furthermore, students’ thinking and behaviour indicated a ‘silo’, rather than whole systems thinking approach to EfS. Teachers perceived the EfS program as highly effective in the initial three years after joining AuSSI. Key elements that enhanced EfS included EfS staff champions who had access to EfS networks, leadership support, and active school community involvement in all EfS processes. However, after three years of being an AuSSI school, the culmination of reduced leadership support for EfS, lack of staff training, vague designation of staff with EfS responsibilities and inadequate community involvement, resulted in cessation of the EfS program. Teacher perceptions on whole systems thinking revealed alignment between Montessori philosophy, EfS and whole system thinking was more in theory than in practice. Through an in-depth longitudinal case study of a school this research highlighted the importance of whole school EfS professional learning, embedding EfS and whole systems thinking across the curriculum at all year levels, whole school support, and the usefulness of a sustainability continuum that recognizes the complex, dynamic interplay of issues involved in a school’s EfS journey. It is strongly recommended improvements to pre-service teacher education in EfS are implemented, and a review of the AuSSI toolkit is conducted to refine EfS evaluation processes and to target the specific EfS needs of teachers at different stages of schooling, as well as to enhance understanding and implementation of the whole systems thinking approach. Finally, EfS professional learning for all school staff in all schools is warranted to enhance depth of EfS engagement.

Language: English

Published: Perth, Australia, 2012

Abstract/Notes: Objectives To construct a training protocol for spaced retrieval (SR) and to investigate the effectiveness of SR and Montessori-based activities in decreasing eating difficulty in older residents with dementia. Methods A single evaluator, blind, and randomized control trial was used. Eighty-five residents with dementia were chosen from three special care units for residents with dementia in long-term care facilities in Taiwan. To avoid any confounding of subjects, the three institutions were randomized into three groups: spaced retrieval, Montessori-based activities, and a control group. The invention consisted of three 30–40 min sessions per week, for 8 weeks. Results After receiving the intervention, the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) scores and assisted feeding scores for the SR and Montessori-based activity groups were significantly lower than that of the control group. However, the frequencies of physical assistance and verbal assistance for the Montessori-based activity group after intervention were significantly higher than that of the control group, which suggests that residents who received Montessori-based activity need more physical and verbal assistance during mealtimes. In terms of the effects of nutritional status after intervention, Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in the SR group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Conclusion This study confirms the efficacy of SR and Montessori-based activities for eating difficulty and eating ability. A longitudinal study to follow the long-term effects of SR and Montessori-based activities on eating ability and nutritional status is recommended. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1002/gps.2433

ISSN: 1099-1166

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this research; What is the opinion of teachers about organizational trust and how they change in kindergartens undergoing change process. The study focused on the teachers' organizational trust and resistance to change after they experienced change by adopting the Montessori education model of 10 state kindergartens in the Beylikdüzü and Üsküdar districts of Istanbul in the 2018-2019 academic year. Teachers were also affected by this change and started teaching according to the new model. In the research conducted in qualitative design, the opinions of the teachers were obtained through face-to-face interview forms. Teachers' opinions were examined with descriptive technique, organizational trust and resistance to change were revealed, and tabulation, sorting, and grouping techniques were used to describe the findings. At the end of the research, it was determined that teachers have organizational trust, but they are also worried because of the change. In the detailed examination of the opinions, it was determined that they trust the most of their colleagues and at least the school administration. In terms of resistance to change, it is obtained that they show resistance at the level of "cautiousness" for economic, familial, psychological and sociological reasons. While opinions of advanced-aged teachers about change are more resilient than young teachers, organizational trust views are less trustworthy. / Bu araştırmanın amacı;Değişim süreci yaşayan anaokullarında örgütsel güvene ilişkin öğretmen görüşlerinin neler olduğu ve nasıl değiştiğinin incelenmisidir.Çalışma 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında İstanbul Beylikdüzü ve Üsküdar ilçelerinde klasik eğitim yapan 10 devlet anaokulunun Montessori eğitim modelini benimseyerek değişim yaşadıktan sonra öğretmenlerin örgütsel güven ve değişime karşı direnç görüşlerini konu edinmiştir. Bu değişimden öğretmenler de etkilenerek yeni modele göre öğretmenlik yapmaya başlamışlardır. Nitel desende yürütülen araştırmada öğretmenlerin görüşleri yüzyüze görüşme formlarıyla elde edilmiştir. Öğretmen görüşleri betimsel teknikle incelenerek örgütsel güven ve değişime direnç görüşleri ortaya çıkartılmış, bulguların betimlenmesinde tablolaştırma, sıralama, gruplandırma tekniklerinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma sonunda öğretmenlerin örgütsel güvene sahip oldukları fakat yaşanan değişiklik nedeniyle kaygı da kuydukları tespit edilmiştir. Görüşlerin detaylı incelenmesinde en fazla meslektaşlarına, en az da okul yönetimine güven duydukları tespit edilmiştir. Değişime direnç bakımından ise ekonomik, ailesel, psikolojik ve sosyolojik sebeplerden dolayı "temkinlilik" seviyesinde bir direnç gösterdikleri sonucu elde edilmiştir. İleri yaşlı öğretmenlerin değişimle ilgili görüşleri genç öğretmenlere göre daha fazla direnç niteliğinde iken örgütsel güven görüşleri daha az güven niteliğindedir.

Language: Turkish

Published: Istanbul, Turkey, 2020