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Spontaneous Activity in Education
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Abstract/Notes: First published in 1917 as Vol. 1 of The Advanced Montessori Method.
Language: English
Published: Oxford, England: Clio, 1997
Book
The Case for Mixed-Age Grouping in Early Education
Available from: ERIC
Early childhood education, Nongraded schools
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Abstract/Notes: In six brief chapters, mixed-age grouping of young children in schools and child care centers is explored and advocated. Chapter 1 defines mixed-age grouping, examines limitations of single-age grouping, and points out positive characteristics of mixed-age classes. Chapter 2 discusses social development as seen in children's interactions in mixed-age groups. Various studies are cited that focus on how children perceive one another and adapt their behavior and expectations accordingly, how children exhibit specific prosocial behaviors in mixed-age situations, and how children's group participation varies. Chapter 3 reviews studies on the cognitive effects of mixed-age grouping, concluding that psychologists and educators do not yet fully understand how mixed-age interaction affects cognitive development, and calling for more research on the interactive processes involved and the teacher's role in them. Chapter 4 discusses two strategies for mixed-age learning: peer tutoring and cooperative learning. Chapter 5 describes examples of successful implementation of mixed-age programs, including a 2-year kindergarten at the University of Northern Iowa's Malcolm Price Laboratory School, and the Fajans School in Sweden where elementary school-age children were not grouped by age or ability. Chapter 6 addresses four basic questions about implementing mixed-age grouping. A brief section giving conclusions and recommendations is provided, followed by 63 bibliographic citations and appended suggestions for teachers working with mixed-age groups.
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1990
ISBN: 0-935989-31-5
Series: NAEYC , 333
Article
Doing Ethnography: Discovering the 'Culture of the Classroom' is Research in the Best Tradition of Montessori Education
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 2, no. 2
Date: Winter 1990
Pages: 16
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Montessori Method of Education: A Short Review
Available from: Heidelberg University
Publication: Himalayan Times (Kalimpong, India)
Date: Aug 5, 1956
Pages: 6-7
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Language: English
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Montessori Madness: A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education
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Language: English
Published: Georgetown, Texas: Sevenoff, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9822833-0-1
Book Section
Annotated Bibliography with Emphasis Upon Montessori and Special Education
Book Title: Montessori and the Special Child
Pages: 148-150
Bibliographies, Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, Montessori method of education, Special education
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Language: English
Published: New York: Putnam, 1969
Article
Maria Montessori's Cosmic Vision, Cosmic Plan, and Cosmic Education
Available from: Association Montessori Internationale
Publication: AMI Journal (2013-), vol. 2020
Date: 2020
Pages: 32-41
Cosmic education, Maria Montessori - Philosophy
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Language: English
ISSN: 2215-1249, 2772-7319
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Montessori Education in Puerto Rico
Book Title: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education
Pages: 405-410
Americas, Caribbean, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Latin America and the Caribbean, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education - History, Puerto Rico
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Abstract/Notes: While Montessori has flourished in small private schools in Puerto Rico since the 1950s, in 1994, the island’s first public school implemented the pedagogy as a vehicle of social transformation to provide high-quality, student-centered education in which teachers, parents, and community leaders play central roles. The success of Juan Ponce de León school ignited a thirty-year-long public Montessori movement which established Montessori programs in 45 public schools (5% of Puerto Rico’s total), created a local training center, and institutionalized a Montessori Secretariat within the Department of Education. This public movement’s achievements in transforming traditionally marginalized communities through education have influenced debates on public education, democratization, and social justice in Puerto Rico and abroad.
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
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The Birla Education Trust: Golden Jubilee Volume, 1951
Asia, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Higher education, India, Preschool education, Primary education, Secondary education, South Asia
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Abstract/Notes: This volume discusses the various educational initiatives and institutions in Pilani, India.
Language: English
Published: Pilani, India: Birla Education Trust, 1951
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Montessori Education at a Distance, Part 2: A Mixed Methods Examination of Montessori Educators' Response to a Global Pandemic
Available from: University of Kansas Libraries
Publication: Journal of Montessori Research, vol. 7, no. 1
Date: 2021
Pages: 31-50
Americas, COVID-19 Pandemic, Montessori method of education, North America, Remote learning, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: This study offers a contextualized understanding of the distance-learning experiences of Montessori educators and students in the spring of 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. In this article, we build on results reported in a separate article published in this issue of the Journal of Montessori Research. First, we analyzed qualitative data from social media and national virtual gatherings designed to support teachers as they faced the challenges created by the abrupt shift to distance learning. Second, we employed a convergent mixed-methods design to integrate these qualitative findings with the survey results reported in the previous article to provide a richer and more complete perspective on the situation. In our results, we found substantial evidence to support the resilience and durability of the Montessori Method, even in the face of adverse conditions created by a global pandemic. Despite the challenges of adaptation, Montessori educators demonstrated a commitment to the key tenets of Montessori philosophy, such as following the child and employing a holistic perspective on learning and development. While serving the whole child’s growth and development remained front and center, Montessori teachers’ approach to academics looked very different under distance learning. Still, the ongoing attention to children’s social-emotional needs will benefit both teachers and children when they return to the classroom, undoubtedly with lasting effects from pandemic-related isolation and hardship.
Language: English
ISSN: 2378-3923