America's Early Montessorians

Gerald L. Gutek is Professor Emeritus of Education and History at Loyola University Chicago, USA, where he was also the Dean of the School of Education. His previous books include New Perspectives on Philosophy and Education (2009).Patricia A. Gutek is an editor, travel writer, and independent scholar whose previous book co-authored with Gerald Gutek, Bringing Montessori to America (2016), was a 2016 Choice Outstanding Academic Title.

“The new volume is an impressive compendium of archival research, consolidating and critiquing past scholarship, yet woven through an entertaining sequence of biography and narrative. It will appeal to readers on all those levels.” (Peter Cunningham, Educational Review, February 11, 2021)

• 1. A Quartet of American Montessori Directresses.- 2. The Fifth Woman - Maria Montessori.- 3. A Study in Personality: Montessori and George, Naumburg, Parkhurst and Pyle.- 4. Montessori's Training Course.- 5. The Rise and Fall of Anne George as America's Premier Montessori Educator.- 6. Helen Parkhurst: Montessori's American Surrogate, Dalton School, Progressive Educator.- 7. Adelia Pyle: From Montessori's Disciple to Padre Pio's Disciplie.- 8. Margaret Naumburg: Montessorian, Walden School, Progressive Educator.- 9. Conclusion.