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Andrea Koczela; Kateri Carver – Journal of Montessori Research, 2023
Circle time is commonplace in traditional preschools, yet there are few references to the practice in Montessori's writings or in major Montessori organizations' and teacher education standards. This article investigates whether circle time is frequent in Montessori 3-6-year-old classrooms using data from a widely distributed Qualtrics survey. The…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Young Children, Class Activities
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Murray, Angela K.; Brown, Katie E.; Barton, Patricia – Journal of Montessori Research, 2021
The transition to distance learning in the spring of 2020 caused by COVID-19 was particularly challenging for Montessori educators and students because key elements of the Method were not directly transferable to this new and hastily designed format. Hands-on learning with Montessori materials and learning in a community, as well as careful…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Burbank, Mary D.; Goldsmith, Melissa M.; Spikner, Jennifer; Park, Koeun – Journal of Montessori Research, 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…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Educational Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Philosophy
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Murray, Angela K.; Daoust, Carolyn J.; Chen, Jie – Journal of Montessori Research, 2019
Researchers who study any intervention must rule out potential alternative explanations for their results by establishing that the program being investigated is implemented with fidelity. Various instructional practices are attributed to the Montessori Method because the term is not legally protected, meaning any school can say it is Montessori…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Measures (Individuals), Early Childhood Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Saylor, Laura L.; McKenzine, Ginger Kelley; Sacco, Cathy Cebuslski – Journal of Montessori Research, 2018
A real-time, multidimensional, professional-development program that is connected to both practice and school culture was delivered to a group of Montessori teachers with the goal of improving teaching practices and increasing student success by exploring the potential benefits of mindfulness, structured reflective practice, and teacher-centered…
Descriptors: Mentors, Montessori Method, Faculty Development, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers)
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Holmes, Catherine – Journal of Montessori Research, 2018
This article explores the ways Ngaanyatjarra students in Australia respond to Montessori pedagogy in a remote Aboriginal early childhood context. The article initially presents key literature pertaining to early childhood education, Aboriginal education, and Montessori education in Australia. The qualitative methodology underpinning the research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Indigenous Populations