This meta-analysis examines the effects of Montessori Education (ME) on five dimensions of
development and learning in preschool and school-age children. It includes data from 33 …

School reform is an important national and international concern. The Montessori alternative
school system is unique in that it is well-aligned with the science of healthy development …

Traditional American schooling is in constant crisis because it is based on two poor models
for children's learning: the school as a factory and the child as a blank slate. School reforms …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: This meta-analysis examined 29 (quasi-) experimental
studies that involved low-income children ages 3 to 5 who might be subject to risks of …

Background Montessori education is the oldest and most widely implemented alternative
education in the world, yet its effectiveness has not been clearly established. Objectives The …

This review examines the quantitative behavioural studies that have evaluated the effects of
Montessori pedagogy on children's psychological development and school learning. The …

Wellbeing, or how people think and feel about their lives, predicts important life outcomes
from happiness to health to longevity. Montessori pedagogy has features that enhance …

Culture has mostly been neglected in mainstream educational psychology research. In this
paper, we argued for the need to cultivate a cultural imagination and provided seven key …

This cross-sectional study examines associations between PreK classroom-level teacher-
child interaction quality and individual children's peer engagement quantity and quality. The …

Maria Montessori developed a form of education in the first half of the last century that came
to be called by her surname, and research indicates it often has positive outcomes. In the …