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Randolph, Justus J.; Bryson, Anaya; Menon, Lakshmi; Henderson, David K.; Manuel, Austin Kureethara; Michaels, Stephen; Rosenstein, Debra Leigh Walls; McPherson, Warren; O'Grady, Rebecca; Lillard, Angeline S. – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2023
Montessori education is the oldest and most widely implemented alternative education in the world and includes a full system of lessons and hands-on materials for children from birth to 18 years, presented individually, and embedded in a philosophical framework regarding children's development and its optimal conditions. The objectives of this…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis
Damore, Sharon; Rieckhof, Barbara – Journal of Montessori Research, 2021
In this paper, we report the results of a qualitative study examining the development of leadership competencies as Montessori school leaders gain experience using a coaching protocol with their teachers. Extending previous work, the emphasis is on the school leaders' specific roles as instructional supervisors leading reflective practices.…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Reflective Teaching, Administrator Role, Coaching (Performance)
Denervaud, Solange; Knebel, Jean-François; Immordino-Yang, Mary Helen; Hagmann, Patric – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2020
Through performance monitoring individuals detect and learn from unexpected outcomes, indexed by post-error slowing and post-error improvement in accuracy. Although performance monitoring is essential for academic learning and improves across childhood, its susceptibility to educational influences has not been studied. Here we compared performance…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Montessori Schools, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Patton, Karen; Winter, Karen – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
In the Republic of Ireland there has been substantial investment in Early Years provision. The number of different types of settings for pre-school children and the associated research has grown significantly. This paper contributes to existing knowledge by reporting the findings of a qualitative participatory study carried out in the Republic of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Risk Management, Quality Assurance
Christensen, Olivia – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2019
In this article, the author discusses what acclaimed teacher educator Magdalene Lampert called a "practical dilemma" (1985, p. 181) about managing the classroom. As a Montessori teacher, the author taught with the belief that children need to be independent and empowered. The idea of commanding them to sit, or telling them what to do and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Teacher Competencies
Fleming, David J.; Culclasure, Brooke; Zhang, Daniel – Journal of Montessori Research, 2019
Prior research has demonstrated that the characteristics of school environments can impact the development of creativity in children. Thus, we explored the construct of creativity in the context of a Montessori environment. We used the Evaluation of Potential Creativity to measure creativity in children during one academic year. The study sample…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Creativity, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Lee LeBoeuf; Jacob Goldstein-Greenwood; Angeline S Lillard – Grantee Submission, 2023
Common methods of measuring discipline disproportionality can produce contradictory results and obscure base-rate information. In this paper, we show how using multilevel modeling to analyze discipline disparities resolves ambiguities inherent in traditional measures of disparities: relative rate ratios and risk differences. One previous study…
Descriptors: Discipline, Disproportionate Representation, Measurement Techniques, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Jennifer D. Moss; Theodore J. Wheeler – Journal of Montessori Research, 2024
Montessori education is characterized by autonomous learning, whereas traditional education is often depicted by high structure and fewer choice opportunities. This study examined differences in beliefs of Montessori and traditional teachers in regard to effectiveness, normality, and ease of autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching, as well as…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Personal Autonomy, Conventional Instruction
Long, Toby; Ferranti, Nadia; Westerman, Clare – Journal of Montessori Research, 2022
Early childhood education plays a critical role in establishing positive social-emotional behaviors and promoting the development of skills needed to succeed in elementary school. Although inclusion of children with disabilities (CWD) in early childhood classrooms is increasing throughout the world, numerous social, logistical, and political…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Montessori Schools, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education
Woodward, Mark – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2018
Mark Woodward, a music teacher at Montessori Academy, in Brentwood, Tennessee, wrote a musical based on Dr. Montessori's early life and work with the help of his wife and students. It was performed in May 2018, and the response was wonderful. Seven local Montessori schools brought their students to see it, and several groups are looking into…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Music Education, Musical Composition, Educational History
Taggart, Jessica; Fukuda, Eren; Lillard, Angeline S. – Journal of Montessori Research, 2018
In the United States, children are often given the opportunity to engage in pretend activities; many believe this kind of play benefits children's development (Haight & Miller, 1993; Haight, Masiello, Dickson, Huckeby, & Black, 1994; Parmar, Harkness, & Super, 2004; Roopnarine, 2010). Recent research has shown, though, that when…
Descriptors: Preferences, Montessori Schools, Preschool Children, Childhood Attitudes
Taggart, Jessica; Becker, Ian; Rauen, Julia; Al Kallas, Hala; Lillard, Angeline S. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2020
Pretend play is common in childhood. Yet by age 4, children shown pretend and real activities in a book said they would choose to do the real activity over the pretend one. The present studies extended this research, examining children's actual behavior in laboratory and school settings (Study 1, n = 32, M = 59.32 months; and Study 2, n = 16, M…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Childrens Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Play
Peters, Dane L. – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2019
Dr. Derrick Gay is an internationally recognized expert on diversity, inclusion, and global citizenship, who consults with organizations around the world. In fall 2017, he engaged the American Montessori Society (AMS) Board of Directors in a full day of professional development, work that will continue at the board's spring 2019 meeting. Gay has…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Global Approach, Citizenship, Student Diversity
Bone, Jane – Gender and Education, 2019
The concept of domesticity plays out in early childhood educational settings and has a long tradition. Domesticity in its pre-domestic, domestic and post-domestic phases is used here as a site for reconsidering the role of Maria Montessori. The ideas put forward here are intended as a provocation and methodologically the device of constructing an…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Feminism
Jensen, Marc – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2020
As children develop an understanding of their place in the universe, their mental model of the solar system should really go beyond a list of planet names and attributes to become a dynamic concept of bodies in motion and interaction. Montessori educators can help build a Sensorial impression of the cosmos by physically modeling the nature of…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Astronomy, Science Education