Early Childhood Education and Care in China: History, Current Trends and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Qi, Xiaofei; Melhuish, Edward C.
Titel	Early Childhood Education and Care in China: History, Current Trends and Challenges
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 37 (2017) 3, S.268-284 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Qi, Xiaofei) ORCID (Melhuish, Edward C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
DOI	10.1080/09575146.2016.1236780
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Public Policy; Kindergarten; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Asian Culture; Socioeconomic Influences; Equal Education; Preschool Curriculum; Guidelines; Class Size; Rural Urban Differences; Child Development; Culturally Relevant Education; Policy Formation; Preschool Children; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Richtlinien; Klassengröße; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Kindesentwicklung; Politische Betätigung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	This paper reviews the development of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in China. The historical context from 1900 is summarised, and then developments from the 1980s up to the present kindergarten expansion movement, starting in 2010, are covered in detail. The review shows that ECEC development in China has undergone great changes both in policy and practice. The clash between progressive ideas and existing kindergarten practices has been and remains a challenge. The "cultural appropriateness issue" is of concern, and there are strong voices for keeping valuable aspects of Chinese traditional culture. China has put great efforts recently into boosting kindergarten participation nationwide; yet, there have been and remain great social economic disparities at various levels. There is also growing concern that the programme quality cannot be maintained with the rapid kindergarten expansion process. Policy development for the childcare sector (0-3) in China is relatively thin compared to recent booms for kindergartens. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01