Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 12(1), pp. 12 - 25
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2024.120102
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Parents' Awareness, Teachers' Praxes and Problems Encountered Using Montessori Teaching Method in District Schools of Cebu City

Gengen G. Padillo ^*, Regine Marie L. Palicte , Josephine L. Palicte , Marcela C. Gabuya , Ramil P. Manguilimotan , Raymond C. Espina , Reylan G. Capuno , Jonathan O. Etcuban , Janneka Fae C. Capuno
College of Education, Cebu Technological University-Main Campus, Cebu, Philippines

ABSTRACT

This research examined the parents' awareness, teachers' praxes, and problems encountered using a Montessori Teaching Method in district schools of Cebu City under the Department of Education, Cebu City Division, for the school year 2019 – 2020 as the basis for a Four-Pronged Intervention plan. With descriptive research as its design and quantitative method being employed in this recent study, the administration of the survey has been made with critical observance of the ethical standards and data privacy. Moreover, frequency, simple percentage, Likert scale, weighted mean and Chi-square test have been utilized in the inference of the gathered data. The empirical results revealed that many of the teachers and even parents were aware of the educational philosophy and teaching method devised by Montessori. Though issues and problems being encountered, several respondents, nonetheless, have acknowledged the essentiality in their practice of such methods. Therefore, it is concluded that the teachers are already oriented and have facilitated the instruction following the Montessori teaching method despite some minor and manageable obstacles. It is somehow proposed that future investigation shall further look into why there are still Kindergarten pupils who are not faring well in some occasions and circumstances.

KEYWORDS
Kindergarten, Montessori Educational Philosophy, Descriptive Design, Department of Education-North District, Cebu City

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[1] Gengen G. Padillo , Regine Marie L. Palicte , Josephine L. Palicte , Marcela C. Gabuya , Ramil P. Manguilimotan , Raymond C. Espina , Reylan G. Capuno , Jonathan O. Etcuban , Janneka Fae C. Capuno , "Parents' Awareness, Teachers' Praxes and Problems Encountered Using Montessori Teaching Method in District Schools of Cebu City," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 12 - 25, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2024.120102.

(b). APA Format:
Gengen G. Padillo , Regine Marie L. Palicte , Josephine L. Palicte , Marcela C. Gabuya , Ramil P. Manguilimotan , Raymond C. Espina , Reylan G. Capuno , Jonathan O. Etcuban , Janneka Fae C. Capuno (2024). Parents' Awareness, Teachers' Praxes and Problems Encountered Using Montessori Teaching Method in District Schools of Cebu City. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 12(1), 12 - 25. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2024.120102.