Neoliberalism and Sociocultural Specificities: A Discourse Analysis of Early Childhood Curriculum Policies in Australia, China, New Zealand, and Singapore

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Weipeng; Xu, Peng; Liu, Haidan; Li, Hui
Titel	Neoliberalism and Sociocultural Specificities: A Discourse Analysis of Early Childhood Curriculum Policies in Australia, China, New Zealand, and Singapore
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 192 (2022) 2, S.203-219 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yang, Weipeng) ORCID (Xu, Peng) ORCID (Liu, Haidan) ORCID (Li, Hui)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2020.1754210
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Discourse Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies; Early Childhood Education; Educational Change; Accountability; Child Care; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Case Studies; Learning Processes; Play; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Awareness; Child Development; Holistic Approach; Foreign Countries; Preschool Curriculum; Australia; China; New Zealand; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Diskursanalyse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsreform; Verantwortung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Learning process; Lernprozess; Spiel; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kindesentwicklung; Holistischer Ansatz; Ausland; Australien; Neuseeland; Singapur
Abstract	Many governments have launched the top-down early childhood curriculum (ECC) reforms to enhance the accountability of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. The present discourse analysis of latest ECC policies across four diverse but representative countries -- Australia, China, New Zealand, and Singapore -- aims to examine the effects of neoliberalism and contextualization through within- and cross-case analyses. Our findings revealed that despite the mutual interactions and similarities, neoliberal ECC policies had been developed in context-specific ways across countries. Children's agency had been commonly valued to recognize its essential role in effective learning, which was constructed in play, social interaction, and community participation. Moreover, Australia and New Zealand emphasized the development of the culturally competent child on top of children's holistic development, without segregating children's learning into domains. These findings demonstrate the confounding effect produced by the diverse shaping forces in terms of defining the ideal ECC across countries -- 'curriculum hybridization'. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01