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Article
A Natural History of Repetition
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: 2019
Pages: 15-44
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to understand typically developing children’s repetitive behavior in a free-play, daycare setting. By studying repetition in a non-Montessori setting, we tested the assumption that repetition is a characteristic behavior of all young children and not limited to the Montessori environment. Although Maria Montessori identified repetition during her observations, there is little empirical evidence to support her claim: most research has considered repetition in terms of psychopathology. We collected naturalistic observational data on 31 3- to 6-year-old children for a total of 101 hours to investigate the frequency, contexts, and structure of repetitive bouts. Multilevel model results suggest the ubiquity of repetition, as all children in the study engaged in motor repetition. Furthermore, repetition occurred throughout all free-play activities (construction, animation, fantasy play, rough-and-tumble play, and undirected activity), although repetition was not equally distributed across activities. Motor repetition was not equal across ages either; younger children engaged in more motor repetition than did older children. To understand the structure of repetition, our study also looked at the length of repetition bouts, which ranged from 2 to 19 repetitions and averaged 2.86 repetitions per bout. This natural history of repetition is an influential starting point for understanding the role of repetition in development and is informative to both Montessori and non-Montessori early childhood educators.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923
Article
The History of Base-Ten-Blocks: Why and Who Made Base-Ten-Blocks?
Available from: Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER)
Publication: Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 5, no. 9
Date: 2014
Pages: 356-365
Mathematics education, Montessori materials
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study is to present evidence of how base-ten-blocks have been developed and emphasized as a tool for learning in mathematics education. After an introduction of the theme, we discuss the theoretical and epistemological perspectives that provide the basis for our analysis of the literature. Then, we illustrate how base-ten-blocks have historically been associated with the numeral concepts from the prehistoric era to today. We also review studies about different manipulatives that focus on numerical concepts (e.g., Cuisenaire rods). This discussion will broaden our understanding regarding how perspectives toward mathematics instruction have changed with the introduction of base-ten-blocks. The intent was not to understand the process of developing base-ten-blocks but rather to suggest that teachers must consider the underlying mathematical concepts and structures of base-ten-blocks when they use them. In summary, this study revealed that base-ten-blocks as concrete materials seems to have been presented as different isomorphic numeral concepts for various educational purposes throughout its developmental process. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n9p356
Language: English
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n9p356
ISSN: 2039-2117
Article
Maria Montessori, i suoi tempi e i nostri anni. Storia, vitalità e prospettive di una pedagogia innovativa / Maria Montessori, Her Times and Our Years. History, Vitality and Perspectives of an Innovative Pedagogy
Available from: Rivista di Storia dell’Educazione
Publication: Rivista di Storia dell’Educazione, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: 2021
Pages: 3-8
Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: Il numero monografico sul tema Maria Montessori, i suoi tempi e i nostri anni. Storia, vitalità e prospettive di una pedagogia innovativa è parte delle iniziative di ricerca collegate al Progetto di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) dal titolo Maria Montessori dal passato al presente. Accoglienza e implementazione del suo metodo educativo in Italia nel 150° anniversario della sua nascita, finalizzato alla ricostruzione della figura e dell’opera della scienziata di Chiaravalle e della penetrazione del suo metodo educativo in Italia a partire dall’istituzione della prima Casa dei Bambini nel 1907 e all’analisi delle esperienze innovative diffuse negli ultimi anni nel solco della pedagogia montessoriana
Language: Italian
DOI: 10.36253/rse-12307
ISSN: 2532-2818
Article
History of the Reception of Montessori Education in Japan
Available from: Espacio, Tiempo y Educación
Publication: Espacio, Tiempo y Educación, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: 2018
Asia, East Asia, Japan, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - History
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Abstract/Notes: This paper focuses on the history of the reception of Montessori Education, and sheds light on the development of childhood education in Japan. From its first adoption in the 1910s until today, the Montessori style of Education has been both praised and criticised. Nevertheless, this period has seen three distinct phases of theory and practice. The first stage (1910s-1930s) saw, from its initial adoption, a rapid acceptance of Montessori Education, due to its promise of early education and new teaching methods promoting freedom for children. However, the method soon lost popularity because some educators criticized the weakness of Montessori’s theory. In the second stage (1930s-post-World War II), interest in the method continued to grow, albeit gradually, and several books published on the Montessori Method in Europe and America were translated into Japanese. The third stage (1950s-present) saw the so-called «Montessori revival», in which the method caught on again with many educators. Many original works were translated, numerous studies on Montessori appeared, and the number of kindergartens and nursery schools using the Montessori Method increased. Much has been said both for and against Montessori’s concept of «freedom for children». Recently, however «learning from the environment» has become an important topic in early childhood education in Japan. Montessori attaches importance to children’s freedom to interact with each other and their environment, leading to a renewed interest in the Montessori method and the theory behind it. This paper seeks to clarify the transitions in the popularity of Montessori Education and analyse its value to Japan.
Language: English
DOI: 10.14516/ete.227
ISSN: 2340-7263
Article
Italian Academic Pedagogical Magazines in the History of Education in the XX Century
Available from: Pedagógiatörténeti Szemle
Publication: Pedagógiatörténeti Szemle, vol. 1, no. 4
Date: 2015
Pages: 1-22
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Abstract/Notes: This paper aims to reconstruct the main strands of Italian educational thought using academic pedagogical magazines as a mirror for scientific and political developments through the years. I shall follow a chronological order, indicating the main changes which have occurred in Italy since its unification, concentrating on cultural turns and academic shifts. Pedagogical and school magazines have been the object of quite a number of extensive historical works, followed by other studies on school and educational publishing houses. Giorgio Chiosso has been the leading figure in this research for many years, having directed national projects in pedagogical journals and publishing houses, which have provided important historical tools, such as the catalogues of Italian school and educational magazines 1820-1945 (Chiosso, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997) and the catalogues of Italian pedagogical publishing houses in the XIX and XX centuries (Chiosso, 2003a, 2008). Whilst the pedagogical magazines before and after unification have been carefully catalogued, the educational journals of Republican Italy have yet to be researched. An updated short biography and bibliography of the quoted educationalists can be found in the recent biographical dictionary directed by Chiosso and Sani (2013).
Language: English
DOI: 10.22309/PTSZEMLE.2015.4.1
ISSN: 2415-9093
Article
Our Network for Peace: A Bit of Recent History
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 16, no. 3
Date: Summer 1989
Pages: 26–27
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Abstract/Notes: AMS Seminar, November, 1985, Dayton, OH, and October, 1988 seminar, Baltimore, MD
Language: English
ISSN: 0010-700X
Book
Montessori and American Education Literature: An Unfinished Chapter in the History of Ideas
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Language: English
Published: New York, New York: American Montessori Society, 1962
Book
Z dějin předškolní výchovy [On the History of Preschool Education]
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Language: Czech
Published: Praha, Czechia: SPN, 1982
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Učebnice pro stř. školy
Book
Z dějin předškolní výchovy [On the History of Preschool Education]
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Language: Czech
Published: Praha, Czechia: SPN, 1980
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Učebnice pro stř. školy
Book
History and Theory of Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Published: Worthington, Ohio: Charles A. Jones Publishing Co., 1972
ISBN: 978-0-8396-0012-1 0-8396-0012-7