RESOURCES FOR
RESEARCHERS
Research Bibliographies and Databases
Several bibliographies and research databases offer particularly
valuable resources for Montessori researchers.
Annotated Bibliography of Montessori Articles in Non-Montessori
Publications
Originally published in Montessori Life (2007, Vol. 16,
No. 1, p. 72 – 79), “Montessori Education and Practice:
A Review of the Literature, 1996-2006” by Janet Hall
Bagby, contains a bibliography of articles about Maria Montessori
and/or the Montessori Method of education published in non-Montessori
periodicals.
NAMTA Bibliography
The North
American Montessori Teachers’ Association
(NAMTA) maintains an up-to-date online bibliography containing
more than 18,000 citations of Montessori sources published in
English from 1909 to present. Updated on a quarterly basis, the
bibliography is searchable and categorized by more than 300 keywords.
Copies of most articles are available from the NAMTA Archives
at a nominal cost. Subscriptions to the bibliography are available
for $10 for NAMTA members or $20 for nonmembers.
ERIC Database
The Education Resources
Information Center (ERIC) offers an extensive, regularly updated,
online digital library of education research and information.
The database—which is available free-of-charge—is
sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department
of Education. Montessori Life is catalogued
there, along with many other publications in the field of education
outside the Montessori community, including journal articles, books,
research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, and policy
papers. In particular, ERIC comprehensively indexes peer-reviewed
education journals.
AMS Research Committee White Paper Series
The AMS Research Committee is creating a series of white papers
to support researchers interested in studying topics related to
Montessori education. One of the goals of AMS is to support efforts
that give Montessori a voice in scholarly dialogue about educating
children. The purpose of the white paper series is to provide answers
to common questions as well as insight on some of the challenges
frequently encountered in the study of Montessori education. This
series will be updated regularly, so continue to check this page
for new material.
White
Paper#1: Topics for Montessori Researchers
White Paper#2: Challenges of Montessori Research
White Paper#3: Action Research in Montessori Classrooms
White Paper#4: Research Using AMS Archives
Linking Montessori to the Broader Education Community
One
of the goals of the AMS Research Committee is to have a strong
presence of Montessori educators participating both in AMS and
in organizations beyond AMS. Our participation in other conferences
and organizations serves to broaden the awareness to other educators
about Montessori education. The
list below provides information and links for four important national organizations. The
home pages of each of these groups contain links to quickly direct you to information
about their conference schedules.
American Educational Research Association
From the AERA Website:
The American Educational Research Association
(AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational
process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and
evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application
of research results.
AERA is the most prominent international
professional organization, with the primary goal of advancing
educational research and its practical application. Its more
than 26,000 members are educators; administrators; directors
of research; persons working with testing or evaluation in federal,
state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students;
and behavioral scientists.
The
broad range of disciplines represented by the membership includes
education, psychology, statistics, sociology, history, economics,
philosophy, anthropology, and political science.
Association
for Childhood Education International
From the ACEI Website:
Our mission
is to promote and support in the global community
the optimal education and development of children,
from birth through early adolescence, and to influence
the professional growth of educators and the efforts of
others who are committed to the needs of children in a
changing society.
Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
From the ASCD Website:
Founded in 1943, the Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents more
than 175,000 educators from 119 countries and nearly 60
affiliates. Our members span the entire profession of educators—superintendents,
supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education,
and school board.
We address all aspects of effective teaching and learning—such
as professional development, educational leadership, and
capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across
all education professions—in
reporting key policies and practices.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children
From the NAEYC Website:
The National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being
of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of
educational and developmental services for all children from birth
through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high
performing and inclusive organization.
Founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization
working on behalf of young children with nearly 100,000 members,
a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates,
and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.
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