Digital Object NAMTA Journal 19/1 11 Scientific Pedagogy Revisited Examines the role of classroom-based research in relation to Montessori's thoughts about scientific pedagogy. Presents three models of on-site evaluation of pedagogical effectiveness that can be carried out by classroom teachers who work with children every…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 19/1 09 Reshaping Early Childhood Intervention To Be a More Effective Weapon Against Poverty Discusses successes and problems of Head Start. Suggests that Head Start's difficulties relate to its implementation, not its design. Proposes increasing the effectiveness of Head Start through a series of reform strategies that relate to interventions that…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 19/1 10 Progressive Vision, Leadership, and System Change Defines a new leadership in education, which recognizes the comprehensive nature of change in the public school system to meet the educational needs of all children, especially disadvantaged and minority children, in a global economy. Maintains that…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 19/1 08 Who's Teaching the Children to Talk? Highlights the crucial role of language in child development, including intellectual development and the development of the brain. Describes the types of messages children receive from their parents' words, the importance of talking with children and exposing…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 19/1 07 Characteristics of Students' Imaginative Lives, Ages Eight to Fifteen Connects the imagination with one's affective states as related to 8- to 15-year-old students' engagement in a story or narrative. Discusses particular characteristics of narratives that engage students' imagination during these years and characteristics that…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 19/1 05 The Keepers of Alexandria: A Missing Link for Montessori History? An Introduction.
