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Early Childhood Education and Development has attracted third world countries due to its key contribution in success of future life of an individual. Among others ECED system, Montessori system got much attention in Pakistani schools, particularly in private schools. This cross sectional survey study aimed to investigate the difference in social and moral development of Montessori and non-Montessori system children. A survey questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were collected through direct administration of questionnaire to 100 participants of elementary grade students from selected private schools in Peshawar. The participants were selected through stratified random sampling in order to generalize study to the targeted population. The independent t-test was used for comparing the mean difference between the two groups and finding statistical difference. It was found that students who got their ECE in Montessori system were more socially and morally developed than others. Further, statistical difference was found in mean score for social development of both groups. However, the difference of moral development in the two groups was not statistically significant. The study concluded that Montessori system might have some contribution in social development of children but there are certain other variables which can influence social development. Therefore, the study recommended for in-depth investigation of the role of Montessori system in child holistic development from different perspectives.

Sohail Ahmad, Amjad Reba. (2018) Social and Moral Development of Students: A Comparative Study on Montessori and Non-Montessori Students, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-28, Issue-1.
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