Profiles James Comer's success at directing the Yale Child Study Center and implementing the School Development Project in predominantly black, low-income school districts. Today, a training program called the Comer Project for Change in Education is operating in more than 600 schools in 82 districts and 26 states. Comer's proudest achievement is…

This article examines Maria Montessori's ideas on education and young children with specific reference to: (1) the nature of the child; (2) the religious dimension of her ideas; (3) other philosophical ideas which support Montessori's approach to educating young children; (4) cognitive development in young children; and (5) the moral dimension of…

The author examines Maria Montessori's philosophy and methods of music education for children, with its emphasis on sensory, manipulative materials and instruments designed specifically for the young child. (KC)