Date of Award
5-2020
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education, Montessori
First Advisor
Jenny Thompson
Department/School
Montessori Early Childhood, English as a Second Language (ESL)
Abstract
The researcher examined how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) incorporated into a Montessori primary classroom would impact student’s social-emotional learning. The students participating in this research came from multiple ethnic groups and nine were non-English speakers. Some showed evidence of trauma that resulted from living in home environments that experienced instability. The researcher modeled NVC communication in her interactions with students whenever possible and then observed and documented their reactions and behaviors during lessons on social skills in 15-minute intervals over 3 weeks. She observed students engaged in describing their feelings and concluded that NVC can be effective with consistency and guidance from the educator in a culturally competent classroom. Further research is needed to determine if NVC can be useful in enriching SEL competencies in early childhood classrooms with ELL students and students with varying degrees of trauma. This research aimed to fill the gap.
Recommended Citation
Hadsall Jakowich, Amanda Britt. (2020). The Impact of Nonviolent Communication in an Early Childhood Montessori Environment. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/347
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Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Early Childhood Education Commons