MONTESSORI EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THEORY AND PRACTICE
MONTESSORI EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Summary/Abstract: The study investigated the operation of Montessori schools in the South Western part of Nigeria with due attention to Lagos and Osun State. A total of three hundred (300) teachers were selected from thirty (30) Montessori schools in the two states. Three research questions were answered in the study. A self-developed questionnaire titled “Montessori School Assessment Questionnaire” was used for data collection while the data were analysed using frequency count and percentage aspect of descriptive statistics. The study revealed that the Montessori school curriculum are not in line with the ideal one, the school and classroom environments have a semblance of Montessori schools while the teachers’ roles differ from the stipulations of what a Montessori teacher is expected to do. Premised on these, the researchers recommend that appropriate policy and curriculum should be designed for Montessori schools, Montessori school teachers should be exposed to relevant seminars and workshops.

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