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Article
Teacher Discussion Groups: Insight and Referral
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1
Date: 1983
Pages: 31-36
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
The Effects of Discussion Groups on Teacher Confidence and Comfort-Level with Anti-Bias Education at a Private Urban Montessori School
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: This action research was conducted to examine the effects of peer discussion groups on the comfort and confidence of lower-elementary Montessori teachers in conducting literature based anti-bias lessons. The intervention was conducted in a private, urban, Montessori school, serving students from toddler to middle school. The participants of this study were five first-third grade teachers, including the participant researcher. Data was collected through pre- and postintervention surveys, teacher post-lesson self-assessments, transcription coding of discussion groups, and researcher self-reflection rating scale and journal prompts. Three discussion groups were scheduled two weeks apart, with teachers giving literature-based, anti-bias lessons between the first and second discussion groups and the second and third discussion groups. Data indicated that teachers became more comfortable and confident in their anti-bias teaching practice and that the discussion groups created a space for reflective dialogue. The action plan suggests that this intervention could have a farther reach if it were conducted for a longer period of time, across a wider age range, and in multiple schools.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2020
Article
The Value of Parent Study Groups
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 1
Date: Fall 1976
Pages: 10-16
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Parents
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Language: English
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
The Impact of Anti-Bias Literature Small Groups on Children's Understanding of Themselves, their Families, and Others
Available from: St. Catherine University
Action research, Lower elementary, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this action research study was to explore how sharing anti-bias children’s books in literature small groups in a lower elementary Montessori class affects children’s perceptions of and ability to communicate about themselves, their families, and others, as well as the classmates with whom they choose to associate. The sample studied in this research was a class of 20 children aged six to nine at a private Montessori school located in a small town adjacent to a large Midwestern city. Data was collected through pre and post oral interviews, written reading reflection worksheets, and daily teacher observations of children’s work and play partners. The study found that anti-bias literature small groups are an effective way to improve children’s perceptions of themselves and their ability to communicate about human difference. More research is needed about how to improve children’s perceptions of their families and their ability to communicate about human similarity. Additionally, a longer intervention period and refined data collection tool are recommended in order to learn more about the impact of anti-bias literature small groups on children’s choice of work and play partners.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
Article
Observations of Children of Different Age Groups
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1967, no. 1/2
Date: 1967
Pages: 28–31
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
Additional Animal Groups
Publication: Montessori Elementary Newsletter, vol. 3, no. 2
Date: Nov 15, 1973
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Groups
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 5, no. 1
Date: 1993
Pages: 30
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Montessori Groups and the Growth of the Individual [Plus a list of group activities in all areas]
Publication: Montessori Quarterly, vol. 35
Date: 1989
Pages: 6–18
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Groups: Experiences in the Children's House
Publication: Montessori Quarterly, vol. 35
Date: 1989
Pages: 19–25
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Language: English
Article
Evaluation of the Parenting Focus Groups at the Museum of Childhood
Publication: Montessori International, no. 111
Date: Apr 2014
Pages: 30–31
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Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647