A School-Based Fusion of East and West: A Case Study of Modern Curriculum Innovations in A Chinese Kindergarten

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Weipeng; Li, Hui
Titel	A School-Based Fusion of East and West: A Case Study of Modern Curriculum Innovations in A Chinese Kindergarten
Quelle	In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, 50 (2018) 1, S.17-37 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yang, Weipeng) ORCID (Li, Hui)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2017.1294710
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Curriculum Development; Educational Innovation; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Observation; Curriculum Implementation; Student Centered Learning; Confucianism; Global Approach; Educational Change; Parent Attitudes; Cultural Influences; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Beobachtung; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Konfuzianismus; Globales Denken; Bildungsreform; Elternverhalten; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	School-based curriculum innovations have been widely implemented in Chinese kindergartens since the turn of the new millennium. However, in the absence of professional guidance, Chinese kindergartens have been forced to "ride a blind horse" when developing curriculum. The aim of this study was to understand the nature of and mechanisms underlying school-based curriculum (SBC) development (SBCD) in an informative kindergarten in southern China from the sociocultural-historical perspective. Data obtained from interviews, observations and document analysis were triangulated to determine "why" and "how" curriculum innovations had taken place and the nature of the curriculum introduced. Evidence suggested that (1) SBCD in the Chinese kindergarten under study was a dynamic process undertaken in four main stages: "imitation," "absorption," "integration," and "evaluation"; (2) the resulting SBC was a comprehensive and sophisticated curricular system balancing child-centred and teacher-directed pedagogies and hybridising Eastern and Western curricula; and (3) SBCD in the kindergarten under study was guided by Chinese philosophy (highlighting balance and harmony), which offers a valuable perspective on recent curriculum changes in Chinese kindergartens. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings were discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01