Authentic Montessori: The Dottoressa's View at the End of Her Life Part I--The Environment

Autor/inn/en	Lillard, Angeline S.; McHugh, Virginia
Titel	Authentic Montessori: The Dottoressa's View at the End of Her Life Part I--The Environment
Quelle	In: Journal of Montessori Research, 5 (2019) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2378-3923
Schlagwörter	Montessori Method; Outcomes of Education; Program Implementation; Educational Philosophy; Books; Teaching Methods; Benchmarking; Nontraditional Education; Child Development; Educational Environment; Instructional Materials; Classroom Techniques; Social Environment; Outdoor Education; Class Size; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Parent Role; Teacher Student Relationship; Developmental Stages + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Montessori pedagogics; Montessori-Pädagogik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Kindesentwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Klassenführung; Soziales Umfeld; Freiluftunterricht; Klassengröße; Grouping; Gruppenbildung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Maria Montessori developed a form of education in the first half of the last century that came to be called by her surname, and research indicates it often has positive outcomes. In the years since its development, tens of thousands of schools worldwide have called their programs "Montessori," yet implementations vary widely, leading to confusion about what Montessori education is. Although there are varied opinions, here we use Dr. Montessori's books and transcribed lectures to describe the conclusions of her work at her life's end. We term this final conclusion authentic in the sense of "done in the traditional or original way," (the primary definition of the adjective in "Oxford English Dictionary," 2019). We do not claim that the original is superior to variants; this is an issue for empirical science. Our overarching goal is to provide researchers, policy makers, administrators, teachers, and parents with a benchmark from which to measure and evaluate variations from the education method Dr. Montessori bequeathed at the end of her life. In the ongoing search for alternative educational methods, the time-honored and burgeoning Montessori system is of considerable interest. Dr. Montessori conceptualized the system as a triangle for which the environment, the teacher, and the child formed the legs. Part I of this two-part article examines Dr. Montessori's view of what constitutes the environment, in terms of its material, temporal, and social features. An appendix to Part II summarizes the features. [For Part II, see EJ1216847.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Montessori Society. 116 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003. Web site: https://journals.ku.edu/jmr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01