ERIC Number: EJ1254024
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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Montessori Education and a Neighborhood School: A Case Study of Two Early Childhood Education Classrooms
Burbank, Mary D.; Goldsmith, Melissa M.; Spikner, Jennifer; Park, Koeun
Journal of Montessori Research, v6 n1 p1-18 Spr 2020
Project SYNC (Systems, Yoked through Nuanced Collaboration) details perspectives of a community of stakeholders committed to the enhancement of early childhood (i.e., prekindergarten through grade 3) education. Although there is a growing number of public-school programs informed by the Montessori philosophy, Montessori educational experiences often take place within affluent communities. SYNC aimed to enhance the prekindergarten through grade 3 educational experiences for traditionally underserved students by transforming two traditional early childhood classrooms to Montessori settings within a diverse, Title I school. Montessori pedagogy, curricula, and materials aligned with the school's dedicated commitment to social justice. The study, one in a series, explored the impact of Montessori education on a neighborhood school community as evidenced through stakeholder opinions, project implementation, and teacher attitudes. Project data illustrate that a Montessori educational experience created learning opportunities that supported children from culturally and ethnically diverse communities in a traditional, Title I elementary school.
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Educational Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Philosophy, Neighborhood Schools, Social Justice, Cultural Differences, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Stakeholders, Educational Opportunities, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, School Districts, Student Diversity, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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