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Education Evolving: Competing Framings of Montessori in India
Thu, April 8, 4:00 to 5:00pm EDT (4:00 to 5:00pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Montessori Education Roundtable SessionsAbstract
The Montessori method has a long history in India. During Montessori’s stay from 1939-1947, she envisioned adapting her method to Indian children. While Montessori did not fully realize this aspiration, others built off her method for a new Indian anti-colonial education. Using framing theory, archival sources, and oral history interviews with Montessori training center directors, I argue that the Montessori method in India has been continuously reframed to respond to a variety of communities. The article discusses several of these framings including 1) an “indigenized” Montessori linked to Indian language and culture 2) English-medium Montessori for elite children 3) Montessori and Montessori-inspired instruction for India’s poorest children and 4) Montessori for language and cultural preservation among Tibetan refugees.