Spotlight: Child-Centred Learning

This Spotlight highlights fourteen education innovations that champion Child-Centred Learning. Solutions selected to the Spotlight innovatively interpret the five main Montessori principles, which play a crucial role in overcoming barriers and expanding the scope of child-centred practices. The report addresses the distinction between child-centred schooling and child-centred learning, emphasising the importance of the relationship between learner and educator while acknowledging the fluidity of their roles in a truly learner-centred environment. The selected innovations focus on learners and educators, demonstrating their relevance across a variety of contexts.

Bajo Marcos, E., V. Fabretti, Á. Ordóñez-Carabaño, et al. 2024. “A Child-Centred Intercultural Approach to the Socio-Educational Inclusion of Migrant and Refugee Children” [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]. Open Research Europe 3. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.16999.2.

Barbieru, Izabela T. C. 2016. “The Role of the Educator in a Montessori Classroom.” Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala 8: 107–123. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/2016.0801.07.

Saha, Lawrence J. 2001. “Durkheim’s Sociology of Education: A Critical Reassessment.” Education and Society 19: 26. https://doi.org/10.7459/es/19.2.03.

Shah, Rajendra Kumar. 2019. “Child-Centered Education: Criticisms.” Shanlax International Journal of Education 8: 22–27. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i1.1253.