The pedagogy of Maria Montessori.

The idea for instigating this book was simple: to provide an international platform for professionals so that they can voice their perspectives on how the Montessori philosophy has impacted them. Our curiosity led us to contact twelve renowned authors from around the world to share their views and we are enormously proud and grateful to present their perspectives in this book.

Our appreciation goes out to Saxion and Thomas More Universities of Applied Science...

There is increasing interest in Dalton education. For many parents, teachers and principals, the principles of this form of innovative education offer a direction to take in the further development of their schools.

The origin of Dalton education lies in America. Its initiator, Helen Parkhurst, began her teaching career in rural Wisconsin more than a hundred years ago, in the autumn of 1904. She taught her students to work on assignments independently, with the freedom to plan and complete t...