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Zusatztext This comprehensive critique provides enduring insights into the social and scientific pedagogy bequeathed to us by the late, great Dottoressa. O'Donnell writes with great perception about the universal natural laws of child development which underpin all of Maria Montessori's objective, analytical, clinical observations. She has not shirked from setting out Montessori philosophy within historical debates about 'naturalist' education research. Montessori's years of observations of children's activities in the early Casa dei Bambini informed her emergent theories and resulted in the ethnography which is The Montessori Method. In the words of the Dottoressa herself, 'teach little and observe much'. Informationen zum Autor Marion O'Donnell is a Montessori World Educational Institute (Australia) Workshop Lecturer, Examiner and Tutor. She has worked as a teacher all over the world, including in the UK, Canada and Australia. She has also lectured at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and been a researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia. Klappentext An insightful guide to this philosophy of education, covering its origins, features and practices. Vorwort An insightful guide to this philosophy of education, covering its origins, features and practices. Zusammenfassung Montessori students aged 3-18 study in a stress-free environment with no timetables, no examinations and no homework and yet they are independent and self-disciplined learners. This title considers the origins of Montessori education, examines the key themes of this philosophy of education and explores the relevance of Montessori practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. The Foundations of Montessori Education2. Montessori and the First Children's House3. Teacher Training and the Early Dissemination of Montessori Education4. Montessori and Child Development5. Montessori, the Teacher and the Prepared Environment6. Montessori, Parents and the Home EnvironmentConclusionsBibliographyDefinitions of Some Montessori TermsIndex...
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Marion O'Donnell is a Montessori World Educational Institute (Australia) Workshop Lecturer, Examiner and Tutor. She has worked as a teacher all over the world, including in the UK, Canada and Australia. She has also lectured at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and been a researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia.
