A Comparison of Curricular Practices in Chinese Kindergartens: The Influence of Curriculum Reform

Autor/inn/en	Yuejuan, Pan; Yan, Liu
Titel	A Comparison of Curricular Practices in Chinese Kindergartens: The Influence of Curriculum Reform
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood, 40 (2008) 2, S.33-48 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7187
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Questionnaires; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Principals; Kindergarten; Change Strategies; Comparative Analysis; Interviews; Observation; Preschool Teachers; Space Utilization; Interior Space; School Schedules; Educational Needs; Governance; Teacher Student Relationship; Cultural Influences; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Lösungsstrategie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Raumnutzung; Innenraum; Schulzeiteinteilung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	China launched a top-down curriculum reform in kindergartens in the 1980s. In order to examine the influence of this reform, this study compared the similarities and differences in curricular practices in kindergartens with different sponsoring bodies in Shanxi province. Altogether, 26 principals and 95 teachers in 50 classrooms from 26 kindergartens participated in the study. Principals and teachers completed questionnaires and were interviewed and kindergartens were observed. Results indicated that kindergartens in Shanxi have made great progress in the arrangement of indoor space, arranging the schedule and allocating attention to individual needs. Kindergartens under local education bureaux and work units were significantly better than kindergartens under town governments in these aspects. But kindergartens with different sponsoring bodies still have not attained the reform objectives in terms of teacher-child interactions and the organization of curricular activities. There was a relation between resource availability and curricular practice and the influences of the macro culture and educational institutions on curricular practice are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10