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Montessori Philosophy/Ed Theory (EDMN 520)

Term: 2016-2017 Summer Term

Faculty

Marjorie Wolff Horton
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Debra E Wolensky-Chiaradonna
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Marie Conti
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Schedule

Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (6/26/2017 - 8/5/2017) Location: MAIN LIB 35

Description

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.