Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship for 6-12-Year-Olds in Montessori Education

Autor/inn/en	Gynther, Per; Ahlquist, Eva-Maria Tebano
Titel	Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship for 6-12-Year-Olds in Montessori Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 16 (2022) 1-2, S.5-18 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-4082
DOI	10.1177/09734082221118336
Schlagwörter	Montessori Method; Citizenship Education; Global Approach; Ecology; Montessori Schools; Democratic Values; Sustainable Development; Knowledge Level; Skill Development; Social Attitudes; Books; Elementary School Students; Children; Preadolescents; History Instruction; Curriculum; Moral Values; Values Education; Evolution + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Montessori pedagogics; Montessori-Pädagogik; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Globales Denken; Ökologie; Montessori-Schule; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Wissensbasis; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Werterziehung
Abstract	The aim of this article is to understand how Montessori education, according to Maria Montessori, will enable 6--12-year-olds to meet future challenges and to care for and contribute to the wellbeing of society and the planet as a whole. This article reports on a qualitative content analysis of four books written by Maria Montessori. The analysis shows how the structure in Montessori´s curriculum for these ages lays the foundation to cultivate an understanding of the interdependence of living and non-living elements in the ecosystem and the collective responsibility for human coexistence. Further, the analysis shows how children are provided with an emotional tie to the universal approach she advocates and opportunities to develop a sense of empowerment. The topicality of Montessori education is discussed in relation to different teaching traditions. We argue that Montessori education constitutes a concrete example of a teaching tradition whose democratic mission is evident. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01