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Montessori as an Alternative Early Childhood Education

Available from: Taylor and Francis Online

Publication: Early Child Development and Care, vol. 191, no. 7/8 (Early Childhood Theorists and Pioneers)

Pages: 1196-1206

Comparative education, Culturally responsive teaching, Early childhood education, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Abstract/Notes: Montessori education was developed over 100 years ago, and persists as a marginal ‘niche reform’ of the standard model. Here I discuss two unresolved dichotomies in early childhood education – the tension between work and play, and between structure and freedom. I explain how Montessori collapses and thereby resolves the dichotomies, and does so in a contemporary theoretical frame – one that is dynamical rather than linear. I next describe the origins and functioning of Montessori preschool environments, outcomes from the most methodologically sound studies to date, and impediments to Montessori’s more widespread adoption. I also show how Montessori is a culturally responsive pedagogy, and conclude by return to the dichotomies and how Montessori makes sense for the modern era.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1832998

ISSN: 0300-4430, 1476-8275

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AMS Teacher Education Program Graduates 1996

Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 11, no. 3

Pages: 46–49

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Language: English

ISSN: 1054-0040

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Assessment in Montessori Education

Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education

Pages: 219-229

Academic achievement, Assessment, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - Evaluation

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Abstract/Notes: Educational researchers are increasingly focused on evidence-based and holistic classroom assessment practices that encompass the teacher’s understanding of clear purposes and targets for assessment, as well as appropriate methodologies to yield accurate results and improve outcomes for all children. Montessori educators’ child-centered approach to observing and documenting children’s learning are aligned with formative-assessment practices like portfolios, which are assessments that take place throughout the learning process and which researchers are showing yield strong benefits for student learning. In addition, Montessori learning materials contain elements of embedded assessment designed to give evaluative feedback directly to the student as a natural part of the learning process. This chapter provides an overview of Montessori classroom assessment, discusses observation as the integral assessment strategy in Montessori education, assessment embedded in Montessori materials, and outlines current directions in Montessori assessment.

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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The Four Planes of Education

Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1969, no. 2/3

Pages: 4–10

Child development, England, Europe, Great Britain, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, Northern Europe, Scotland, Trainings, United Kingdom

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Language: English

ISSN: 0519-0959

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Montessori in Guatemala: Montessori Education Goes to the Poorest of the Poor

Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 1, no. 5

Pages: 12–14

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

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Montessori Education Today and Yesterday

Publication: Education Digest, vol. 28, no. 6

Pages: 40

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Language: English

ISSN: 0013-127X

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Montessori Education in the UK

Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education

Pages: 303-308

Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, England, Europe, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education - History, Northern Europe, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales

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Abstract/Notes: Montessori education in the UK surged in the early twentieth century including courses taught biannually by Maria Montesori and public Montessori programs in the London borough of Acton. A second wave, from 1946 onwards, was led by Montessori teacher training including an innovative distance learning curriculum, which reinvigorated Montessori education in the UK and overseas. Since the 1990s, parental demand, political interest and funding for preschool has expanded Montessori in early childhood education. In 2019, there were approximately 850 Montessori early childhood centers in the UK, many receiving government subsidies with a more limited number of Montessori schools serving older children. The fact that Montessori is delivered primarily in private schools and also in the early childhood sector in the UK places it in the middle of longstanding tensions between private and government-funded education.

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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Moral Education [30 April 1913]

Book Title: The 1913 Rome Lectures: First International Training Course

Pages: 259-276

International Montessori Training Course (1st, Rome, Italy, 1913), Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings

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Language: English

Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2018

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Montessori Education and Modern Psychology

Book Title: Education for Human Development: Understanding Montessori

Pages: 30-39

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Language: English

Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2020

ISBN: 978-90-79506-35-4

Series: Montessori Series , 11

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NCME Receives American Council on Education Recommendations for Training

Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 24, no. 2

Pages: 18-19

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Language: English

ISSN: 0740-3720

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