EDMN 520 01 M - Montessori Philosophy/Ed Theory

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Montessori Philosophy/Ed Theory (EDMN 520)

Term: 2013-2014 Summer Term

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Patricia M. Navitsky
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Debra E Wolensky-Chiaradonna
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This course describes the educational philosophical school of thought that influenced Maria Montessori. A second trend, emanating from science and the scientific method, forms a comparative study of her predecessors in the fields of child de-velopment, medicine, anthropology and pedagogy. Background relates the pedagogical principles of the Montessori method to today’s educational philosophies and methods. Cross-listed: EDMN-220, MONC-020.