For faster results please use our Quick Search engine.
Advanced Search
Search across titles, abstracts, authors, and keywords.
Advanced Search Guide.
Bachelor's Thesis
Hyvät tavat lasten arjessa: tapakasvatus ja hyvät käytöstavat Montessori-leikkikouluissa [Good manners in children's everyday life: manners education and good manners in Montessori play schools]
Available from: Theseus (Finland)
See More
Abstract/Notes: In the thesis we study the visibility of good manners in children’s everyday activities within the Montessori Pedagogy frame of reference. The aim of our thesis is to study if the instructors’ objectives are realized and how good manners show in children’s everyday activities. This study was conducted using qualitative methods, we aimed to gather an in-depth understanding of the benefits of Montessori pedagogy. We collected the material by inter-viewing kindergarten teachers and video-recording children in their everyday activities at the kindergarten. The interviews were analyzed using theory-oriented content analysis and the observation matrix was created on the basis of the results of the interview analysis. The observation data were analyzed using the observation matrix. The interviews revealed the importance of adult exemplary behavior, common rules, respect for others and for the environment, settling disputes by discussing and practicing good manners. Calm behavior of the groups can easily be detected from the observations. The adult’s consistent behavior is a model for the children. Children are given time and opportunities to solve disputes by themselves. Adults are continuously observing children’s activities and helping them when needed. The children’s way to interact with each other and their daily activities often includes respect for each other in addition to supporting, advising and helping each other. Caring for the environment is commonly noticeable in the children’s daily activities. The adults aim to practice Montessori pedagogy in their daily activities and encourage the children to practice good behavior and manners. Children practice good manners sponta-neously, without the adult guidance. Especially in the presence of adults children strive to practice the learned behavior-models. Continuous quality evaluation is important when developing early childhood education. From a quality perspective it is highly important to evaluate the teacher’s activities and behaviors and their relevance when working with children. It is also advisable to ponder the significance of early childhood education for the child’s future. / Opinnäytetyössä tutkitaan hyvien käytöstapojen näkymistä lasten arjessa montessoripedagogiikan viitekehyksessä. Opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena on selvittää, toteutuvatko ohjaajien määrittelemät kasvatustavoitteet tapakasvatuksen osalta leikkikoulun toiminnassa ja miten hyvät tavat näkyvät lasten arjen toiminnassa. Opinnäytetyön yhteistyökumppaneina ovat kaksi pääkaupunkiseudun Montessori-leikkikoulua. Opinnäytetyö on kvalitatiivinen eli laadullinen tutkielma. Aineisto on kerätty haastattelemalla leikkikoulujen työntekijöitä ja havainnoimalla lapsista kuvattuja videoita heidän arkisissa toiminnoissaan. Haastatteluaineisto on analysoitu käyttäen teoriaohjaavaa sisällönanalyy-simenetelmää. Havainnointirunko on laadittu haastatteluanalyysin tulosten pohjalta. Videomateriaalin analyysin tukena on käytetty havainnointirunkoa. Haastatteluissa tuli esille aikuisen esimerkin tärkeys, yhteiset säännöt, toisten huomioiminen, ympäristön kunnioittaminen, ristiriitatilanteiden selvittäminen keskustelemalla sekä hyvien tapojen harjoitteleminen. Havainnointituloksista näkyy hyvin ryhmien rauhallisuus. Aikuiset käyttäytyvät tilanteissa johdonmukaisesti ja ovat käytöksellään mallina lapsille. Lapsille pyritään antamaan aikaa ja tilaisuuksia selvittää tilanteita itse. Aikuiset seuraavat jatkuvasti lasten toimintaa ja ohjaavat heitä tilanteissa, joissa lapset tarvitsevat tukea. Lasten välisessä toiminnassa ja vuorovaikutuksessa näkyy usein toisten huomioon ottamista, tukemista, neuvomista ja auttamista. Lasten toiminnassa näkyy monella tavalla ympäristöstä huolehtiminen. Aikuiset pyrkivät pääsääntöisesti toteuttamaan toiminnassaan montessoripedagogiikan mukaista tapakasvatusta ja kannustavat lapsia käyttäytymään hyvien käytöstapojen mukaisesti. Lasten spontaanissa toiminnassa näkyy ainakin osa leikkikoulun ohjaajien välittämästä tapakasvatusmallista. Lapset pyrkivät erityisesti aikuisten läsnä ollessa toteuttamaan opittuja käyttäytymismalleja. Hyvän varhaiskasvatuksen kehittämiseen kuuluu jatkuva laaduntarkastelu. Laadukkaan varhaiskasvatuksen kannalta on tärkeää tarkastella varhaiskasvattajien toiminnan ja mallin merkitystä lasten kanssa työskennellessä. On hyvä myös pohtia sitä, kuinka merkittävä rooli varhaiskasvatuksella on lapsen myöhemmän elämän kannalta.
Language: Finnish
Published: Helsinki, Finland, 2013
Book Section
Children, Teachers and Society [Course Lecture, London 1946]
Book Title: The Child, Society and the World: Unpublished Speeches and Writings
Pages: 71-79
England, Europe, Great Britain, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, Northern Europe, United Kingdom
See More
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2016 [1979]
ISBN: 978-90-79506-34-7
Series: Montessori Series , 7
Article
Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 71
Date: Apr 2004
Pages: 40
Asperger's syndrome in children, Autism in children, Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, People with disabilities
See More
Abstract/Notes: rev. of book by this title by Rebecca A. Moyes
Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
Book Section
Function of the Teacher in the Education of Young Children
Book Title: Conference of Teachers: Report of Proceedings
Pages: 2-4
Montessori method of education
See More
Language: English
Published: London, England: King and Son, 1913
Article
Our Great Work in the World of Children
Publication: Around the Child, vol. 13
Date: 1969-1970
Pages: 69-72
See More
Language: English
ISSN: 0571-1142
Article
Children Under Six
Available from: The Times Educational Supplement Historical Archive - Gale
Publication: The Times Educational Supplement (London, England)
Date: Mar 18, 1922
Pages: 128
See More
Abstract/Notes: Letter to the Editor
Language: English
ISSN: 0040-7887
Article
Finished and Unfinished Objects: Supporting Children's Creativity Through Materials
Available from: ScienceDirect
Publication: Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 51
Date: 2012
Pages: 721-727
Book Section
The Montessori Approach to Children 0–3 Years Based on Grazia Honegger Fresco’s Studies
Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education
Pages: 129-136
Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Grazia Honegger Fresco - Biographic sources, Grazia Honegger Fresco - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
See More
Abstract/Notes: Grazia Honegger Fresco was one of Maria Montessori’s pupils, and she built on her teacher’s theories on the development and care of the infant and toddler child. She completed lengthy studies demonstrating how deeply Montessori investigated newborn children from the beginning of her research on human infancy. Montessori and Honegger Fresco introduced groundbreaking ideas, including: the fundamental role of the caregiver–child relationship, the importance of a young child’s environment responding to their particular sensitive periods of development, and the vision of a competent and active child even in the birth to 3 age group. The chapter provides an understanding of how the adult can prepare for the life of a young infant.
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
Book Section
The Children's House for Children Ages 3-6
Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education
Pages: 137-145
Children's House (Casa dei Bambini), Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - History, Primary education
See More
Abstract/Notes: The chapter presents background on Maria Montessori’s pedagogy for preschool-aged children (3-6) and clarifies how the pedagogy in the Casa dei Bambini, or the Children’s House, is to be implemented. Descriptions of the preschool classroom are provided, including how the environment is organized, the function of different materials (such as Practical Life and Sensorial), the role of the teacher, and how the exercises are to be carried out. The concepts of sensitive periods and the absorbent mind are also introduced as foundational concepts of Montessori 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
Book Section
Children's Possessiveness and Its Transformations
Book Title: The Absorbent Mind
Pages: 195-200
See More
Abstract/Notes: The first edition of 'The Absorbent Mind' was published in English by Kalakshetra (Madras, India) in 1949. In 1952, Montessori wrote a fully revised edition in Italian, published by Garzanti in 1952. This was the first Italian edition, entitled 'La Mente del Bambino'. This current edition is a translation by Claude Claremont of the Italian 1952 edition.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2007
Series: The Montessori Series , 1