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The Possibility of Public Montessori Schools: Examining the Montessori philosophy and its prospect in American public schools
Available from: Vanderbilt University Institutional Repository
Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: In an effort to explore the ways in which Montessori curriculum and public schools are cooperative or mutually exclusive, I will examine the principles of the Montessori philosophy as set forth by Dr. Maria Montessori in the areas of learners and learning, the learning environment, the curriculum and instructional strategies, and student assessment. After examining these sectors of the Montessori method, I will discuss theoretical possibilities in adapting the Montessori method to the American public school system in the early 21st century. For the purpose of this paper, I will refer to the author of the Montessori method, as "Dr. Montessori" and call the general method or portions thereof as "Montessori."
Language: English
Published: Nashville, Tennessee, 2007
Article
Cincinnati: Developing the Montessori Magnet School [North Avondale Montessori School]
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 12, no. 2
Date: 1987
Pages: 37–42
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Doctoral Dissertation
Charter Schools: A Descriptive Study of Empowerment within the Operation of Charter Schools
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to describe the variables that contributed to the establishment of a charter school in an urban Arizona district and rural California district noting the similarities and dissimilarities, and to disclose the factors used to justify the implementation of the Montessori theory of education. Another purpose of the study was to describe the guidelines for maintaining a charter school, and the evaluation methods and factors used in the school's unique experience with staffing and funding. This research was descriptive and employed a case study approach. Descriptive research methodology was used to identify the same factors found in the Arizona study replicated by the researcher. Nonprobability, purposive sampling technique was the sampling used in the study. The instrument used for the study was interviews. Findings. The NFL/YET Academy in Arizona and Discovery Charter School in California experienced many similarities when the same variables were applied to both schools. As a result, the stakeholders of both schools used the principles of the organizational theory of empowerment to implement choices in curriculum. This process allowed the stakeholders an opportunity to meet the educational needs of students in the community. The following conclusions were made: (1) community empowerment plays a vital role in educating children; (2) the charter school movement allows parents, teachers, administrators, and community leaders to be involved in the creation of school governance and curriculum; and (3) charter schools allow all stakeholders to become involved in the decision-making process. The following are recommendations for further study: (1) This study should be conducted using a greater number of charter schools, and (2) This study should be conducted using administrator's leadership style in the organizational theory area of structure/roles.
Language: English
Published: La Verne, California, 2003
Article
District discusses opening different kind of school; Okemos reviews Montessori plan; Public school awaits older kids
Available from: Newspapers.com
Publication: Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan)
Date: Apr 15, 2002
Pages: 1A
Americas, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools - Photographs, North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Public School Pre-K Programs and the School Readiness of Low-Income Black and Latino Children
Available from: APA PsycNet
Publication: Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 106, no. 4
Date: 2014
Pages: 1066-1079
African American community, African Americans, Americas, Latin American community, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Within the United States, there are a variety of early education models and curricula aimed at promoting young children's pre-academic, social, and behavioral skills. This study, using data from the Miami School Readiness Project (Winsler et al., 2008, 2012), examined the school readiness gains of low-income Latino (n = 7,045) and Black (n = 6,700) children enrolled in 2 different types of Title-1 public school pre-K programs: those in programs using the Montessori curriculum and those in more conventional programs using the High/Scope curriculum with a literacy supplement. Parents and teachers reported on children's socio-emotional and behavioral skills with the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (Lebuffe & Naglieri, 1999), whereas children's pre-academic skills (cognitive, motor, and language) were assessed directly with the Learning Accomplishment Profile-Diagnostic (Nehring, Nehring, Bruni, & Randolph, 1992) at the beginning and end of their 4-year-old pre-K year. All children, regardless of curriculum, demonstrated gains across pre-academic, socio-emotional, and behavioral skills throughout the pre-K year; however, all children did not benefit equally from Montessori programs. Latino children in Montessori programs began the year at most risk in pre-academic and behavioral skills, yet exhibited the greatest gains across these domains and ended the year scoring above national averages. Conversely, Black children exhibited healthy gains in Montessori, but they demonstrated slightly greater gains when attending more conventional pre-K programs. Findings have implications for tailoring early childhood education programs for Latino and Black children from low-income communities.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1037/a0036799
ISSN: 0022-0663, 1939-2176
Article
New Nashville School Using Student Uniforms [Hull-Jackson Montessori School]
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 9, no. 2
Date: Winter 1997
Pages: 30
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Two Views of Neighborhood Schools: Kansas City, Vincent Questions Virtues of Neighborhood Schools; Minneapolis, Newuman Sees Possibilities Amid Community School Movement
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 9, no. 3
Date: Spring 1997
Pages: 9
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Abstract/Notes: Frank Vincent discusses neighborhood schools in Kansas City, Missouri. Jean Neuman discusses schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Every School Has a Story [Selkirk Montessori School, Victoria, British Columbia]
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 24, no. 3
Date: 2000
Pages: 4
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Language: English
Article
Private Schools, Public Money: How Independent Schools Have Used the Bond Market to Finance Expansion
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 18, no. 3
Date: Spring 2006
Pages: 12-13
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Abstract/Notes: Includes three case studies
Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Instant Montessori Schools: According to David Lerch, Who Should Know, Federal Magnet Grants Will Be Announced in August - and Schools Will Open in September
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: Winter 1995
Pages: 1
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246