Creating a Montessori Global Census: Preliminary Results (Poster 14)

• In Event: AERA Virtual Poster Session 6
  In Poster Session: Montessori Education SIG Poster Session: Advances in Research, Practice, and Equity

Abstract

In 2006, the number of Montessori schools around the globe was estimated to be 22,000 (AMI, 2006). Although the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) reported in 2020 that Montessori schools exist in 148 countries, an up-to-date analysis of the global spread of Montessori education does not exist. A U.S. Montessori census exists and has become a valuable resource, but it does have extensive international coverage. Other progressive organizations like International Baccalaureate and Waldorf maintain counts and listings of their international schools which are available to families, educators, researchers and policymakers. This paper represents an analysis of a newly created database developed through a collaborative international effort to provide a comprehensive and publicly available accounting of Montessori around the world.

Authors

• Mira C. Debs, Yale University

• Angela Murray, University of Kansas

• Jaap de Brouwer, Saxion University of Applied Sciences

• Lynne Lawrence, Association Montessori Internationale

• Megan Tyne, Association Montessori Internationale

• Candice von der Wehl, Association Montessori Internationale