A Comparative Study of American, Japanese, and Taiwanese Early Childhood Teachers' Perceptions of Clean-Up Time

Autor/inn/en	Izumi-Taylor, Satomi; Ito, Yoko; Lin, Chia-Hui; Akita, Kiyomi
Titel	A Comparative Study of American, Japanese, and Taiwanese Early Childhood Teachers' Perceptions of Clean-Up Time
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 12 (2017) 2, S.231-242 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.1177/1745499917712610
Schlagwörter	Preschool Teachers; Preschool Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Teacher Attitudes; Play; Developmental Stages; Females; Ethnography; Interviews; Teaching Methods; Comparative Analysis; United States; Taiwan; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Lehrerverhalten; Spiel; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ethnografie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences of American, Japanese, and Taiwanese kindergarten teachers' perspectives about clean-up time. The participants consisted of two female American kindergarten teachers in the southeastern US, two female Japanese kindergarten teachers on the main island, and two female Taiwanese kindergarten teachers from central Taiwan, all of whom teach four-year-olds. Qualitative analysis of the data yielded four themes regarding teachers' views of clean-up time: teaching cleaning-up methods, the developmental stages, the extension of play, and reflection of one's own practical knowledge and skills. These teachers perceived clean-up time was more than just a transitional time. The implications for early childhood education are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01