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Language and the Montessori Philosophy: Whole Language? Phonics?
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 6, no. 3
Date: 1998
Pages: 14–15
Language acquisition, Language acquisition - Phonetics, Language experience approach in education, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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[Letter to the Editor–Philosophy of Ayn Rand]
Publication: Montessori Matters
Date: 1988
Pages: 12
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Elementary Philosophy Reflects Current Motivation Theories
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 23, no. 1
Date: Spring 2011
Pages: 22-33
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori's theories, developed more than 100 years ago, certainly resonate with current psychological research on improving education. Autonomy, interest, competence, and relatedness form the foundation for three contemporary efforts to organize the vast literature on motivation into a parsimonious theory. These four elements also comprise fundamental aspects of Montessori elementary educational practice. By integrating modern motivation theory development with well-established Montessori practice, one could argue that Maria Montessori was a woman before her time. She was passionate in the early 1900s about the importance of students becoming actively engaged in their own learning. Montessori schools around the world today live that vision through practices that are beginning to be recognized as crucial to the formation of internal motivation. (Contains 1 figure.)
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Maria Montessori’s Philosophy of Experimental Psychology
Available from: The University of Chicago Press Journals
Publication: HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: 2015
Pages: 240-268
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Abstract/Notes: Through philosophical analysis of Montessori’s critiques of psychology, I aim to show the enduring relevance of those critiques. Maria Montessori sees experimental psychology as fundamental to philosophy and pedagogy, but she objects to the experimental psychology of her day in four ways: as disconnected from practice, as myopic, as based excessively on methods from physical sciences, and—most fundamentally—as offering detailed examinations of human beings (particularly children) under abnormal conditions. In place of these prevailing norms, Montessori suggests a model of the teacher-scientist in a specially prepared environment, who can engage in sustained and impassioned observation of “normalized” children. Drawing from a variety of texts and recently published lectures, this article lays out Montessori’s philosophy of experimental psychology and briefly discusses its relevance today.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1086/682395
ISSN: 2152-5188
Article
Beginning to Implement the Reggio Philosophy
Available from: JSTOR
Publication: Young Children, vol. 53, no. 5
Date: Sep 1998
Pages: 20-25
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Language: English
ISSN: 0044-0728
Article
The Montessori Philosophy is a Good Foundation to Education of New Generation
Available from: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Publication: ILIRIA International Review, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: 2018
Pages: 227-238
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of the paper is to present the philosophy of reform of education in Albania during the post-communist transition. Reforming education is a priority, but has been neglected by governments over the last 25 years. Over the last five years, the new curriculum and the new textbook system are being implemented according to the European standards. The core of reform is "have human beings learnt" (E. Ultarur, 2012). The constructivist philosophy of learning is a sure foundation that guarantees the new quality of the educational process. The Montessori's philosophy guarantees high quality and safety for the future because: First, this philosophy serves as a theoretical basis and serves as a method. Montessori has discovered the stages of natural development of the thinking human beings from childhood to adolescence, basing on scientific evidence, from childhood to adolescence. Secondly, Montessori’s constructivism moved the knowledge from the product into the process. Montessori illuminates the way of building human values during educational teaching process at school and in the community by the falling down of the classic wall that separates school from the community (public). Our research is based on the study of curricular experiences and on data from consultations with students, parents and specialists. The search method is holistic. By the holistic education the children need not only to develop academically, but to develop the ability as well in order to survive in the real world. The real world in our era is in front of the virtual world. In this contexts, we must teach children to learn not what?, but how? (How does it work/learn?). The teacher must learn his/her students how they construct the values by their immediate relationships with their friends and family as well as social development, health, and intellectual development.
Language: English
ISSN: 2365-8592, 2192-7081
Article
Educational Philosophy of Maria Montessori: A Coordination Between the Teacher and Child
Available from: International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research
Publication: International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, vol. 4, no. 11
Date: Nov 2021
Pages: 11-22
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Abstract/Notes: Dr. Maria Montessori is the founder of the Montessori Method of education. She was the first woman in Italy to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree. Maria Montessori approached education from a scientific standpoint because she was a doctor. Education, she believed, should prepare a person for all parts of life. She created resources and approaches to encourage child' natural learning growth. They're found in every Montessori classroom. Working with these materials and procedures establishes a pattern those youngsters naturally take over to reading, writing, and math. Each talent is designed to work in collaboration with the others. Maria Montessori was the first woman to enter the world of education as a result of his close involvement with the education and development of mentally challenged children. Her contribution to early childhood education, particularly for mentally challenged children, has transformed the educational world. In fact, practically every civilized country feels the impact of her unique style of teaching young children in some way. The world was taken aback by the apparently unbelievable actions of slum youngsters in Rome's first Casa dei Bambini (children's home). Her efforts and dedication in transforming mentally challenged children into normal children by teaching the 3 R’s using didactic equipment have earned her indelible fame in the history of education. It was seen at the time of her demise when tributes to her life-long labour on behalf of appeared in the press from every part of the world. In fact, her selfless sacrifice and dedication has developed hope and courage in the life of mentally challenged children, which made her to be ranked among the forerunners of great educators. Today. Montessori Method flashes like a comet across the educational horizon. Montessori learning environments, also known as prepared environments, provide children the freedom to pick their own work and design their own learning. Because the child is in the centre and the teacher's tasks differ from those of typical school teachers, the direction of communication and coordination between the child and the teacher is defined accordingly. The purpose of this research is to look into Montessori teachers' coordination and teamwork with children.
Language: English
ISSN: 2581-4281
Article
The Development of Italian Educational Philosophy in the 20th Century
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: International Review of Education, vol. 4, no. 1
Date: 1958
Pages: 313-326
Europe, Italy, Southern Europe
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Abstract/Notes: In our brief historical outline of educational conditions in Italy, we have seen that by far the greatest efforts over the past fifty years have been devoted to clarifying the theoretical issues of educational problems. We have been examining philosophical Systems that pretended to afford an unshakeable foundation to educational theory and to answer every problem raised by educational practice. They have been scrutinized and found wanting. The new Government Syllabus (1955) for the Italian elementary schools is thoroughly Catholic in spirit, humanistic in content and progressive in method. The author of the present paper feels, however, that too much theorizing is still blinding Italian educators. The canker of Transcendental Idealism is still gnawing at the efforts of all too many, also Catholic, thinkers. The “active schools” need renewed fervour, cogent Stimulation, and enlightened Inspiration from an integral Catholic philosophy of life. We must stop philosophizing and get down to realizing: experimentation and co-operative effort are badly needed, not less than clear ideas. Not words but deeds! Idealism had thought of itself being the all-inclusive answer to every problem. We must repeat Hamlet's word to the die-hard Idealist: “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy”.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/BF01423725
ISSN: 1573-0638, 0020-8566
Article
The Moral Philosophy of Maria Montessori
Available from: Cambridge University Press
Publication: Journal of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: 2021
Pages: 133-154
Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Moral education
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Abstract/Notes: This paper lays out the moral theory of philosopher and educator Maria Montessori (1870–1952). Based on a moral epistemology wherein moral concepts are grounded in a well-cultivated moral sense, Montessori develops a threefold account of moral life. She starts with an account of character as an ideal of individual self-perfection through concentrated attention on effortful work. She shows how respect for others grows from and supplements individual character, and she further develops a notion of social solidarity that goes beyond cooperation toward shared agency. Partly because she attends to children's ethical lives, Montessori highlights how character, respect, and solidarity all appear first as prereflective, embodied orientations of agency. Full moral virtue takes up prereflective orientations reflectively and extends them through moral concepts. Overall, Montessori's ethic improves on features similar to some in Nietzschean, Kantian, Hegelian, or Aristotelian ethical theories while situating these within a developmental and perfectionist ethics.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1017/apa.2019.41
ISSN: 2053-4477, 2053-4485
Article
The Epistemology Behind the Educational Philosophy of Montessori: Senses, Concepts, and Choice
Available from: Simon Fraser University
Publication: Philosophical Inquiry in Education, vol. 23, no. 2
Date: 2016
Pages: 125–140
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Abstract/Notes: This article seeks to re-introduce Dr. Maria Montessori’s educational philosophy, which has been absent from modern philosophy of education literature. It describes and analyzes crucial aspects of her epistemology, as best known through her Method. Discussed are the need for early education, the development of the senses, and the exercise of choice by the students. Concept formation is also shown to be an important part of Montessori’s philosophy of instruction. This article concludes with a brief resolution of the “is–ought” objection as framed by Scheffler that might be waged against Montessori’s approach.
Language: English
ISSN: 2369-8659