AMS Living Legacy Dr. Gay Ward (Montessori Research Part II) June 2025

Jun 1, 2025

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Host Jess Davis of Montessori Minds and AMS Living Legacy Dr. Gay Ward discuss the optimistic research landscape in part two of the Montessori Research series on the Roots and Wings Montessori Podcast.

Resources and Citations from the show:

Bray, P. M. & Ward G.C. (2025) Equity-Based Assessment Practices in Montessori: Dialogues in Higher Education and Community Educator Preparation Pathways. AERA Conference Denver, Colorado. April. Cuclasure,B., Fleming, D.J., Riga, G., & Sprogis, A. (2018). An Evaluation of Montessori Education in South Carolina’s Public Schools. The Riley Institute at Furman University. Unpublished manuscript. https://www.furman.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/195/rileypdfFiles/MontessoriOverallResultsFINAL.pdfDenervaud, S., Fornari, E., Yang, XF. et al. An MRI study of error monitoring in Montessori and traditionally-schooled children. npj Sci. Learn. 5, 11 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-0069-6Hansen, U. J. (2021). The future of smart : how our education system needs to change to help all young people thrive. Capucia, LLC.Lillard, A. S., Heise, M. J., Richey, E. M., Tong, X., Hart, A., & Bray, P. M. (2017). Montessori Preschool Elevates and Equalizes Child Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1783–1783. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01783 Lillard, A. S. (2012). Preschool children’s development in classic Montessori, supplemented Montessori, and conventional programs. Journal of School Psychology, 50(3), 379–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2012.01.001This is the S. Ward, G. (2024). Action Research: A Tool for Equity. In Montessori life (Vol. 36, Issue 1, pp. 16–18).Ward,G.C. & Miller, M. (2019) Action Research: A Tool for Transformation. Montessori Life. 31 (3).Ward, G.C. & Bray, P.M. (2023). Interdependent Impact: Contemporary Teacher Education and the Influence on Montessori Trajectories In A. Murray, M. McKenna & E. T. Ahlquist. Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education. London: Bloomsbury, Chapter 54.

Dr. Ward email: gay.ward@uwrf.edu