Toward the Ultimate Goal of Peace: How a Montessori Education at the High School Level Supports Moral Development through Study and Community Life

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Title: Toward the Ultimate Goal of Peace: How a Montessori Education at the High School Level Supports Moral Development through Study and Community Life
Language: English
Authors: Henke, Elizabeth A.
Source: NAMTA Journal. Win 2014 39(1):161-192.
Availability: North American Montessori Teachers' Association. 13693 Butternut Road, Burton, OH 44021. Tel: 440-834-4011; Fax: 440-834-4016; e-mail: staff@montessori-namta.org; Web site: http://www.montessori-namta.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 32
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
Descriptors: Moral Development, Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, High Schools, Peace, Adolescent Development, Community Study, Art Expression, Values Education, Mathematics Education, Language Arts, Second Language Instruction, Science Education, History Instruction, Ethics, Current Events, Social Integration, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Ohio (Cleveland), Costa Rica
ISSN: 1522-9734
Abstract: This paper is the synthesis of Elizabeth Henke's four years of work from 2009-2013: three years at the high school and one year at the University for Peace. She summarizes, "A Montessori high school education should reveal to the adolescent a pathway to peace that is built on positive human relations and should provide opportunities for contributions to the community that result in experiences of valorization. The organizing principles of the universe and society are revealed in the core of each discipline, and a moral framework emerges before the adolescent when disciplines are explored with the help of experts." This is the first Montessori document that attempts to directly derive moral essentials from teacher interviews about formal high school disciplines that develop peaceful communication and action and bring an understanding of peace theory to students at the Montessori High School at University Circle, in Cleveland, OH.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 18
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1183178
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper is the synthesis of Elizabeth Henke's four years of work from 2009-2013: three years at the high school and one year at the University for Peace. She summarizes, "A Montessori high school education should reveal to the adolescent a pathway to peace that is built on positive human relations and should provide opportunities for contributions to the community that result in experiences of valorization. The organizing principles of the universe and society are revealed in the core of each discipline, and a moral framework emerges before the adolescent when disciplines are explored with the help of experts." This is the first Montessori document that attempts to directly derive moral essentials from teacher interviews about formal high school disciplines that develop peaceful communication and action and bring an understanding of peace theory to students at the Montessori High School at University Circle, in Cleveland, OH.
ISSN:1522-9734