PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Requirement of Pre K in Mississippi

Requirement of Pre K in Mississippi

Introduction

Outline of the Study

This research is based on the topic “Requirement of Pre K in Mississippi”. This study examines the need to have Pre-Kindergarten in Mississippi. Although this work focuses mainly on the factors that highlight the requirement of examining the behavior of infants, some common disorders in the infants have been examined as well. The study comprises the following sections:

Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter presenting the main goals of this study, research questions, rationale and significance of the study.

Chapter 2 is a review of the previous work in the study area. It explains the concept of Pre- K

Chapter 3 presents an overview of research methodology chosen for this study. Research design, the data collection method, samples, sampling method, research instrument, validity, reliability, and the ethical concerns are presented in this chapter.

Chapter 4 has been allocated for presenting the analysis and findings of the study. It gives a brief discussion of the findings in order to support the review of literature. It describes the current need of Pre K in Mississippi

Chapter 5 presents a summary of the main findings and achievements of this work. Suggestions for further work on this study are given as well.

Background of the study

Historically, researchers have been heavily involved in the movement to provide preschool education. In the early 19th century, when it was in vogue to educate one's children at home, many mothers from more affluent backgrounds stayed at home to raise their children. However, poor women were strongly encouraged to use the services of the charity infant schools to educate their children. It was believed that the home environment these children encountered could be harmful to their social and intellectual development and those they would be better prepared by attending a charity school (Whalley, 2001).

The growth of the American preschool movement was heavily influenced by the researchers conducted on infant and toddler educational development. Societies to promote the formation of charity infant schools were prominent in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Mainly, the charity schools were meant to serve indigent children, while privileged families sent their children to private infant schools.

Undoubtedly, the most well-known preschools in the Mississippi are Montessori schools. Maria Montessori founded her first school, the Casa dei Bambini or Children's House in the San Lorenzo district of Rome on January 6, 1907. She first visited the United States in 1913, the year Alexander Graham Bell and his wife started the Montessori Educational Association in Washington, D.C. Now, every Montessori school is independently owned and operated (Mayes, 2010).

A number of organizations are affiliated with the Montessori movement, including the American Montessori Society and the Montessori Foundation. The purpose of these organizations is to oversee and provide a forum for Montessori education, helping to further the influence of the Montessori movement in American education.

In Mississippi Nonprofit organizations continue to play a significant role in the provision of preschool education. There are both Nonprofit and for-profit preschools in the United States, and ...