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Montessori education is a pedagogy based on the development of a child's natural intuition and curiosity. The teachers lead rather than teach, motivating the student to explore through activity. The student's spontaneous exploration cannot be dictated or controlled by the environment; therefore, the architect's role is to create an experiential architecture, one that exploits the context of pedagogy, site, and material to create a series of spaces to inspire within the individual a feeling unique to each. This thesis aims to create an environment that promotes the learning process through the design of a private Montessori school in Alexandria, VA on the Potomac waterfront. The concept of the thesis suggests that success in education can be associated with the school's environment and design. The building teaches by itself and improves the learning process by creating a comfortable and didactic space. Furthermore, designing an elementary school demands the architect to look at the world through the child's eyes since their scale is different from adult people. Architects should consider the scale of the spaces, both in terms of size and perception of a child, to efficiently use the space. And by incorporating design aspects that are usually disregarded in traditional schools, such as daylighting and natural ventilation, the school becomes less of an institution and more like a welcoming home, just as Maria Montessori described it. "A more just and charitable attitude would create an environment in which children were free from the oppression of adults, where they could really prepare for life. The school should feel like a shelter from the storm or an oasis in the middle of a desert, a safe haven for the child's spirit." - Maria Montessori / Master of Architecture / Montessori education is a pedagogy based on the development of a child's natural intuition and curiosity. The teachers lead rather than teach, motivating the student to explore through activity. The student's spontaneous exploration cannot be dictated or controlled by the environment; therefore, the architect's role is to create an experiential architecture, one that exploits the context of pedagogy, site, and material to create a series of spaces to inspire within the individual a feeling unique to each. This thesis aims to create an environment that promotes the learning process through the design of a private Montessori school in Alexandria, VA on the Potomac waterfront. The concept of the thesis suggests that success in education can be associated with the school's environment and design. The building teaches by itself and improves the learning process by creating a comfortable and didactic space. Furthermore, designing an elementary school demands the architect to look at the world through the child's eyes since their scale is different from adult people. Architects should consider the scale of the spaces, both in terms of size and perception of a child, to efficiently use the space. And by incorporating design aspects that are usually disregarded in traditional schools, such as daylighting and natural ventilation, the school becomes less of an institution and more like a welcoming home, just as Maria Montessori described it. "A more just and charitable attitude would create an environment in which children were free from the oppression of adults, where they could really prepare for life. The school should feel like a shelter from the storm or an oasis in the middle of a desert, a safe haven for the child's spirit." - Maria Montessori

Mémoire (M. Ed.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1989. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Mémoire (M.Ed.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1998. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

The thesis processes the use of Montessori pedagogy in the Czech environment. The introductory chapters of this thesis describe the life and work of Marie Montessori, the fundamental anthropological thoughts and principles, and the development of Montessori approach. The thesis maps out by descriptive method the current institutions and primary schools which operates in the Czech environment. The following chapters contain case studies of two Montessori primary schools in Prague. The results of this thesis show that the approach of Marie Montessori is not just a rigid conception, but that it is still capable of development in the living process in school practice.

The diploma thesis is focused on the qualitative analysis of Montessori pedagogy and traditional Czech pedagogy and attempts to highlight some of the problems of the current functioning of the educational process in traditional Czech schools and proposes concrete possibilities of making it more effective. The theoretical part provides a brief picture of the author of the Montessori educational method and the development of this method and defines its principles. The core of the practical part are qualitative analyses of the Montessori and the traditional Czech pedagogy. To process these analyses, survey results contributed. The survey was focused on the perception of benefits and risks of the practical application of Montessori pedagogy which the author conducted among Montessori teachers. The result of the qualitative analysis of both the pedagogical directions is a proposal for teaching guidelines optimization is a traditional Czech school. The proposed measures focus on the transformation of the school environment, changes in the school time organization and teaching methods, class size reduction, changes in the methods of diagnosis and evaluation and the state education funding. The diploma thesis aims to highlight the shortcomings and the need for changes in the current functioning of compulsory school education in the Czech Republic.

Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med kunskap om hur några utbildade montessorilärare ser på lek i montessoripedagogiken. Genom kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer har deltagarna delat med sig av sina tankar om lekens betydelse och deras roll i leken inom montessoriförskolan. Resultatet visar att det finns olika syn på vad som är lek i en montessoriförskola, och ett mer enhälligt resultat när det gäller montessorilärarens roll i leken. De roller som deltagarna lyfter är observatör och passiv roll, vägvisare, aktivt närvarande och stöttepelare samt miljön som ordinarie pedagog. För att förstå mitt resultat har jag använt mig av aktör-nätverksteorin som teoretisk utgångspunkt, då den relaterar bra till resultatet av intervjuerna. / The purpose of the study is to contribute with knowledge of how some educated Montessori teachers perceive play in Montessori pedagogy. Through qualitative semi structured interviews the participants have shared their thoughts about the meaning of play and their role in children´s play in Montessori preschool. The results show that the teachers have different views of the role of play in Montessori, and a more unanimous view regarding the role of the Montessori teacher. The roles that the participants raise are observer and passive role, guide, active present and supporter as well as the environment as a regular teacher. To understand my result, I have been inspired by the actor-network theory as a starting point, as it relates to the results of the interviews.

This thesis examines how can Montessori teaching aids be used for educating persons with Down syndrome. It describes Down syndrome and mental disability that is associated with it, listing also the options for educating persons with Down syndrome by development stage. It provides an overview of Montessori pedagogics, its history, concepts and principles, and its status in the Czech Republic. It classifies Montessori pedagogics in terms of general didactics theory, and introduces Montessori therapy. The author connects Montessori to other human- centric didactic and pedagogical systems, such as structured teaching, global reading approach, Reuven Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment, sensory activation, basal stimulation, and psychobiography. She explains the role of teaching aids in the Montessori system and describes the materials she is using in her lessons for persons with Down syndrome. The aim and structure of such lessons are described, together with how to work with clients and their families. The author emphasizes the importance of entry diagnostics, and presents three case studies of her clients. Teaching Aids Book is attached to the thesis, presenting 92 aids. For each teaching aid, it includes a description, modifications aimed for the use of clients with Down syndrome, and diagnostic...

Utifrån de erfarenheter vi fått genom förskollärarutbildningen har det hos oss växt ett intresse kring ämnet dokumentation. I dagens förskola är dokumentation en del av den pedagogiska verksamheten. I förskolans läroplan finns avsnittet uppföljning, utvärdering och utveckling som innefattar arbetet med dokumentation (lpfö98, rev. 2016). Detta examensarbete har ett syfte att jämföra hur pedagoger arbetar praktiskt med dokumentation inom Reggio Emilia- och Montessoripedagogiken och undersöka om det finns likheter och skillnader mellan dessa inriktningar. För att få svar på våra frågeställningar har vi valt att intervjua två förskollärare ifrån två Reggio Emilia inspirerade förskolor och två Montessoriförskollärare ifrån två Montessoriförskolor om hur de arbetar med dokumentation i deras respektive verksamhet. I detta arbete kommer även dokumentation och pedagogisk dokumentation att definieras. I bakgrunden och i litteraturöversikten kommer vi gå in specifikt på vad Reggio Emilia- och Montessoripedagogiken grundar sig i, vilken barnsyn och arbetssätt de har samt vad pedagogen har för roll. I litteraturöversikten och i resultatet framkommer det att Reggio Emiliapedagogiken har pedagogisk dokumentation och Montessoripedagogiken har observation som specifika dokumentationsmetoder inom respektive inriktning. Resultatet visar att samtliga arbetar med pedagogisk dokumentation men att det lades större vikt vid det inom Reggio Emilia. Man kan även se skillnader i dokumentationsmetoderna och hur det insamlade materialet används. Litteraturöversikten och resultatet ifrån intervjuerna utgör en grund för en avslutande diskussion och slutsats. Där kommer vi att diskutera kring det som tydligt framkommer som likheter respektive skillnader mellan Reggio Emilia- och Montessoripedagogiken i deras arbete med dokumentation.