EXPLORING THE CHILD-CENTRED MONTESSORI CURRICULUM

Authors

  • Zhou Yuan Faculty of Education Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohd Nazri Bin Abdul Rahman Faculty of Education Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30651/psychoseries.v1i1.25233

Keywords:

early childhood education, montessori curriculum, young children

Abstract

The Montessori curriculum is one of the most popular types of kindergarten curriculum nowadays, which is also in accordance with the rules of physical and mental development of young children, and at the same time, the Montessori curriculum is also the favourite curriculum of many parents and teachers.In this paper, the authors used literature analysis and interviews with two kindergarten teachers in  Montessori kindergarten in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, to explore the current status of Montessori curriculum implementation in kindergartens.

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Published

2025-01-14

How to Cite

Zhou Yuan, & Mohd Nazri Bin Abdul Rahman. (2025). EXPLORING THE CHILD-CENTRED MONTESSORI CURRICULUM. Proceeding Series Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.30651/psychoseries.v1i1.25233

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): PROCEEDING INSPIRE 2024: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GLOBAL EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND CULTURAL SYNERGY

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Cultural integration in education

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