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Effects of Montessori Education on the Academic, Cognitive, and Social Development of Disadvantaged Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Study in the French Public-School System
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Courtier, Philippine; Gardes, Marie-Line; Van der Henst, Jean-Baptiste; Noveck, Ira A.; Croset, Marie-Caroline; Epinat-Duclos, Justine; Léone, Jessica; Prado, Jérôme – Child Development, 2021
Previous research on Montessori preschool education is inconsistent and prone to analytic flexibility. In this preregistered study, disadvantaged preschoolers in a French public school were randomly assigned to either conventional or Montessori classrooms, with the latter being adapted to French public education. Adaptations included fewer…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged, Public Schools
Immigrant-Native Differences in Child Health: Does Maternal Education Narrow or Widen the Gap?
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Jackson, Margot I.; Kiernan, Kathleen; McLanahan, Sara – Child Development, 2012
Abundant U.S. research documents an "immigrant advantage" in children's physical health. This article extends consideration to the United Kingdom, permitting examination of a broader group of immigrants from disparate regions of the world and different socioeconomic backgrounds. Drawing on birth cohort data (ages 0-5) from both countries…
Descriptors: Evidence, Immigrants, Physical Health, Foreign Countries