Montessori and the Postmodern Conversation [Book Review].

McCurdy, Jill Teitelbaum

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ERIC Number: EJ584459

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Montessori and the Postmodern Conversation [Book Review].

McCurdy, Jill Teitelbaum

Montessori Life, v11 n2 p16-17 Spr 1999

Maintains that Rogoff's work has implications for supporting the development of a well-designed "Practical Life" environment in Montessori schools. Questions the appropriateness of the concept of proximal development for the Montessori approach. Concludes that the book reaffirms one's commitment to the Montessori perspective. (KB)

Descriptors: Book Reviews, Children, Cognitive Development, Context Effect, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Montessori Method, Postmodernism

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Language: English

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Note: Reviews "Apprenticeship in Thinking: Cognitive Development in Social Context" by Barbara Rogoff (1990).