A Qualitative Study of the Current Transformation to Rural Village Early Childhood in China: Retrospect and Prospect

Autor/inn/en	Hu, Bi Ying; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth
Titel	A Qualitative Study of the Current Transformation to Rural Village Early Childhood in China: Retrospect and Prospect
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 33 (2013) 4, S.316-324 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.04.006
Schlagwörter	Instructional Materials; Kindergarten; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Early Childhood Education; Local Government; Young Children; Qualitative Research; Rural Areas; Educational History; Educational Policy; Mentors; Faculty Development; Social Change; Economic Change; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Ethnografie; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Gemeindeverwaltung; Frühe Kindheit; Qualitative Forschung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Sozialer Wandel; Ökonomischer Wandel; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	By far, literature regarding Chinese early childhood education and care (ECEC) has primarily focused on Youeryuan in urban settings. Youeryuan is the everyday Chinese term used for ECEC programs serving children ages three to six, which does include the U.S. version of the kindergarten year. This paper will refer to Youeryuan rather than the Western definitions of preschool or kindergarten so as to maintain authenticity. Furthermore, this paper will focus on the history and development of rural Youeryuan based on a qualitative study of the government-owned, privately operated Youeryuan that represent the current reform initiatives in early childhood in China. Through teacher and administrator interviews, onsite observations using ECERS-R, and school documents, the lead author immersed herself in rural Youeryuan as part of a larger ethnographic study in China in the midst of economic and educational transformations. The findings of this study revealed themes related to increased government investment, improved school policies, the lack of instructional materials, curriculum and instruction issues, local government support for professional development, administrative support for instruction, and the need for mentoring for teachers. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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