探析Maria Montessori之「自由」教育觀

Maria Montessori's Educational Viewpoint on “ Freedom ”

本文意圖藉由文獻分析的方法探析Maria Montessori之「自由」教育觀，進而讓幼兒教師瞭解Montessori之「自由」教育觀，以致發展蘊含富有自由氛圍的幼兒教育，讓幼兒的生命多樣展現，並隨著自然發展的法則自由開展，幼兒心靈因而獲得成長。再者也透過如此的探思與評析，詮釋對我國幼兒教育的啟示，期能豐富我國幼兒教育的理念與實踐。 By reading and analyzing related studies, this article explores Maria Montessori's educational viewpoint on “ freedom ” to help teachers better understand its meaning. Based on this exploration, the climate of freedom in early childhood education is discussed. In this light, children can display the natural diversity of life and have freedom to develop in their own directions. Thus, the minds of young children can grow, allowing free development as the children grow into adults. This study proposes that such an exploration can enrich the concepts and praxis of early childhood education in Taiwan, so that children can grow up to happily fulfill their full potential.