Date of Award
12-2022
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education, Montessori
First Advisor
Sarah Streyle
Second Advisor
Sarah Hassebroek
Department/School
Montessori Early Childhood
Abstract
Children are at risk of becoming adults who are unable to live, work and thrive together within communities across the United States of America due to lack of respect for themselves, other humans and things in the world which goes along with social courtesies. The researcher was an early childhood education teacher who holds a Montessori certification. For six weeks, the participants in the study were able to focus on Grace and Courtesy lessons in which they participated by observing the teacher modeling care of self, care of others, and care of things with careful attention with, mindful movement, and language. The researcher used pre and post-questionnaires, observations, and questions prepared by the researcher to measure the impact of the Grace and Courtesy lessons. The intervention findings show that focusing on Grace and Courtesy led to a more peaceful learning community. Future research could focus more on the language that promotes a socially respectful environment, a more extended intervention period, and other data collection forms.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Marshetta. (2022). Focusing on Grace and Courtesy in the Hopes of Achieving a More Peaceful Classroom Community. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/497