The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation: Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montes

by Gerald Lee Gutek

Book Overview

The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation: Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method creates the context in which Maria Montessori developed her philosophy of early childhood education. It examines how a determined young woman overcame the obstacles that blocked the educational and career opportunities in Italy during the late Victorian age. Following Montessori, who was the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742519120
• ISBN13: 9780742519121
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"