Experiences with the Situation Approach in Asia.

Autor/in	Zimmer, Jurgen
Titel	Experiences with the Situation Approach in Asia.
Quelle	(1994), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Cultural Influences; Educational Attitudes; Educational Environment; Foreign Countries; Government Role; International Programs; Poverty; Preschool Education; Religious Factors; Social Environment; Social Problems; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Asia; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Armut; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Soziales Umfeld; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Asien; Hongkong; Indonesien; Philippinen; Singapur
Abstract	This paper relates the experiences of an early childhood professor from the Freie University of Berlin on a trip through East Asia to provide advice and assistance on the situational approach to preschool education. Impressions of the sociopolitical and educational environment and needs of Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines are presented. It describes the educational and social problems in these nations, as well as the attitudes of local teachers, administrators, government officials, parents, and children. Among the impressions noted are: (1) the planners and inspectors at the workshop in Bangkok were not prepared to accept an imported package to meet their needs and wanted to develop an indigenous solution; (2) the relationship between the Thai village parents and the schools is adversarial; (3) the 1997 transfer of Hong Kong to Chinese control will have drastic implications for Hong Kong preschoolers, who are neither British nor Chinese; (4) preschools in Hong Kong are based on rigid drills and standardized exams; (5) the variety of religions in Indonesia is a significant factor for preschool development; (6) Indonesian preschools adapt primary school curricula; (7) Singapore schools resemble those of Hong Kong, with rote drills and standardized tests; (8) well-educated Singapore mothers are rewarded by being allowed to have more than one child; (9) in Malaysia, language, class, and race all impinge upon preschool education; and (10) in the Philippines, poverty, malnutrition, prostitution, and a guerrilla war require many different approaches to preschool development. (MDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC