Language: English

ISSN: 2215-1249, 2772-7319

Abstract/Notes: The article derived from Grazia Honegger Fresco’s years in close cooperation with Maria Montessori and Adele Costa Gnocchi. The author illustrates how small children from the moment they start using their hands and are standing unassisted on their own legs must act in their own way. The teacher must observe before acting and intervene as little as possible. Honegger Fresco follows the work of Montessori and Costa Gnocchi and she compares the findings with different fields of science, such as ethnology and neurology. As a result of her observations and experiences she points toward the relationship between a good childhood, and in the long term, human responsibility on Earth, using the concept “the Cosmic Task”. The method in this article is based on autoethnography, as the author shares her personal experience and reflections, both as a teacher and as an educator. The aim is to shed light on aspects regarding the needs of small children and to point at the essential role of adults, educators as well as parents. As Schiedi explains, autoethnography “extends its narrative horizon to a social, professional, organizational dimension of the self” (2016). During Honegger Fresco’s career, she was primarily inspired by Maria Montessori’s research about child development and children’s needs and rights, and she had continuously deepened her understanding by studying other researchers in this field. Thus, the article will share her conviction that by serving the creative spirit of the youngest children we will build a better future for our planet.

Language: English

DOI: 10.16993/jmre.10

ISSN: 2002-3375

Abstract/Notes: Although Montessori's name is almost universally known in education circles today, and there are countless nursery schools throughout the world using the "Montessori Method," the real core of her thinking has remained largely misunderstood. Most people regard the method as a system for the education of very young children. And most who have some direct experience of it, either as parent or teacher, would regard it as involving a certain set of procedures and specialized educational materials with clear and elaborate instructions for their use. However, the essence of Montessori's philosophy of education is in reality far broader than this, and contains a powerful message for educators everywhere. What is less well-known about Montessori's work is that she began by establishing the effectiveness of her approach at the pre-elementary level, but also strongly encouraged the extension of her method to the higher levels of education. Wentworth's purpose in writing this book is to elucidate this vital aspect of Maria Montessori's life's work and to show how it applies to real-life teaching situations. She believed that by transforming the process of children's education she could help to transform the attitudes of the adults they will later become, and so those of society and the world at large--a message she promoted as vitally relevant to the future of humankind as a whole.

Language: English

Published: New York, New York: Routledge, 1999

Edition: 1st

ISBN: 978-1-4106-0440-8

Language: English

ISSN: 1054-0040

Abstract/Notes: Demonstrates the Montessori method of education for elementary school children, ages 6 to 12.

Runtime: 26 minutes

Language: English

Published: Yellow Springs, Ohio, 2011

Language: German

Published: München: Kindler, 1978

ISBN: 3-463-00716-9

Abstract/Notes: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan (1) Efektivitas Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Superbook. (2) Faktor-faktor yang menghambat Efektivitas Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Superbook. (3) Upaya yang dilakukan Komisi Pelayanan Anak untuk mengatasi hambatan Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Superbook bagi Anak Sekolah Minggu GMIM Bukit Sion dan Tesalonika Mapanget. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metdoe deskriptif yang dilakukan di Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa (GMIM) Bukit Sion dan Tesalonika Mapanget. Data yang dikumpulkan melalu observasi partisipatif, wawancara , studi dokumen. Analisis dan interpretasi data menunjukkan bahwa (1) Efektivitas penggunaan media pembelajaran Superbook sudah berjalan dengan baik. Di dalam Superbook mengandung nilai-nilai kristiani yang cocok dengan karakteristik anak zaman sekarang. Sangat sesuai dengan kebutuhan anak dan memberikan pemahaman mengenai perilaku yang baik dan buruk. (2) Faktor-faktor penghambat penggunaan media pembelajaran ialah peran penyelenggara PAK dalam hal ini pendeta, guru agama, guru sekolah minggu dan orangtua tentang penggunaan Gadget bagi anak usia 6-12 tahun. (3) Upaya yang dilakukan gereja dalam mengatasi hambatan tersebut ialah memfasilitasi alat-alat penunjang berupa laptop/TV, DVD/LCD Proyektor dan Sound System dan Guru Sekolah Minggu giat mengikuti pelatihan Superbook.

Language: Indonesian

DOI: 10.51667/mjpkaud.v2i2.737

ISSN: 2798-6195

Language: English

ISSN: 0065-9444

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate the degree of agreement between AMI trained Montessori teachers' knowledge and attitudes and Montessori's recommendations for guiding the process of normalization among young children and (2) to discover the reasons for differences from those recommendations. Normalization is the central process in the Montessori method. Except for a study by this investigator (Zener, 1993) guiding the process of normalization had not been researched since Montessori's work some forty-five to eighty-five years ago. Therefore, this investigation also provided current teacher experiences of guiding the process of normalization. One hundred sixty five Montessori teachers attending various regional and national conferences were surveyed with knowledge and attitude scales. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10% of the participants. Mean scale scores from 4.0 to 5.0 on a five degree Likert scale and a SD less than 1.0 were projected as satisfactory levels of agreement with Montessori's recommendations. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the scales, and content analysis was used to analyze the interviews. T-tests and ANOVAS indicated that demographic variables were not significant to the results. The study concluded that AMI trained Montessori teachers reflected a satisfactory degree of agreement with the recommended knowledge and attitudes (M = 4.25, SD =.31 and M = 4.50, SD =.34 respectively). Knowledge and attitude correlated (p $<$.01). Reasons for differences among teachers' knowledge and attitudes about guiding the process included using other aspects of Montessori theory, disagreement with Montessori, difficulty in carrying out the theory in practice, misinterpretations of scale items, and misunderstandings about Montessori's recommendations for guiding the process of normalization. Implications for children, teachers, parents, school administration, and teacher education included validation of teachers for the high level of consistency in their reflections on guiding the process of normalization. Recommendations for future research included developing a more complete theoretical understanding of the process of normalization, particularly the importance of respecting children's spans of concentration.

Language: English

Published: College Park, Maryland, 1994

Language: English

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