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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
La Negatività dell'Educazione in Rousseau [The Negativity of Education in Rousseau]
Publication: Pedagogia e Vita: Bimestrale di Problemi Pedagogici Educativi e Scolastici [Pedagogy and Life: Bimonthly of Educational and Scholastic Pedagogical Problems]
Date: 1962
Pages: 502-514
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 0031-3777
Article
The AMS Teacher Education Scholarship Fund and the Living Legacy: AMS Traditions
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 22, no. 1
Date: Spring 2010
Pages: 10
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Book Section
The Liberty of the Child in Education [Chapter 3]
Available from: HathiTrust
Book Title: Problems of Reconstruction: Lectures and Addresses Delivered at the Summer Meeting at the Hampstead Garden Suburb, August, 1917
Pages: 121-130
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Language: English
Published: London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., 1918
Article
Examining the Connections and Possibilities: Maria Montessori and Education for Adolescents
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 24, no. 1
Date: 2000
Pages: 3–5
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Language: English
Article
Montessori's View of Cosmic Education
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 2006, no. 2
Date: 2006
Pages: 39–47
Conferences, Cosmic education, International Montessori Congress (25th, Sydney, Australia, 14-17 July 2005)
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Abstract/Notes: This is a conference paper delivered at the 25th International Montessori Congress (14-17 July 2005, Sydney, Australia).
Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
The Montessori Method of Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in the 'Children's Houses' [advertisement]
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Journal of Education (Boston), vol. 75, no. 24
Date: Jun 13, 1912
Pages: 687
Advertisements, Americas, House of Childhood, Inc. (New York), Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America
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Language: English
ISSN: 0022-0574, 2515-5741