摘要：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 crosssectional
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.
关键词：Montessori system; non;Montessori education; social development; moral development;
early childhood education (ECE); Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Pakistan
