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Основни принципи и акценти в метода Монтесори
Basic principles and emphases in the Montessori method

Author(s): Kalinka P. Kostova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство „Проф. Асен Диамандиев“ – Пловдив
Keywords: Montessori method; child development; prepared environment; independence; sensitive periods; concentration; self-discipline; social skills

Summary/Abstract: “Montessori” method The method that Maria Montessori creates is based on different conceptions. She creates it in favor of disabled children, and she later develops it further in favor of the needs of normal children. She scrutinizes the stages of children’s behavior an divides those stages into different periods. Maria Montessori emphasizes on the children’s freedom. In her opinion the freedom is about the ability of the children to control themselves and to choose their activities on their own. The emphasis is also on the well-prepared environment. The aim of the article is to present more closely to the principles of the Italian doctor’s method.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 79-87
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian
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