Montessori Comes to America: The Leadership of Maria Montessori and Nancy McCormick Rambusch - Paperback

by Phyllis Povell (Author)

This book traces the evolution of women's leadership and its influence on the Montessori Method's development. New research illuminates the unique roles of two historic early childhood educators and also updates the historical record and reveals the human dimension behind one of the most colorful chapters in American educational development.

Author Biography

Phyllis Povell is a professor emerita and former director of the Early Childhood Program at Long Island University. She received her Ph.D. from New York University in history of education/comparative education. Her articles and book reviews have appeared in many academic journals. Povell has spoken at countless professional conferences nationally and internationally and was an invited keynote speaker at the First International Conference of the Chinese Montessori Society in Jinan, China.