Quality Matters: Early Childhood Education Policy in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Rao, Nirmala; Li, Hui
Titel	Quality Matters: Early Childhood Education Policy in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 179 (2009) 3, S.233-245 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Young Children; Quality Control; Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Public Policy; Educational Quality; Government Role; Educational Change; Access to Education; Governance; Educational Policy; Preschool Teachers; Educational History; Politics of Education; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Frühe Kindheit; Qualitätskontrolle; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsreform; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Politics of education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Hongkong
Abstract	This paper critically analyses how the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region has tackled the issue of preschool quality over the past 30 years. Although early childhood education is not part of the publicly funded education system, there is almost universal preschool attendance among three to six year olds. The government regulates, monitors and evaluates early childhood services, and has taken numerous steps to improve the quality of early childhood provision. However, a paradox lurks within government policy. On one hand, the facility-focused and provider-focused regulatory standards for the operation of preschools have been faulted for being too lax; but, on the other hand, policies and incentives have clearly improved the quality of preschool education. These include measures to support the upgrading of serving kindergarten teachers and an emphasis on quality assurance. The implementation of enabling policies is essential to ensure that all children have access to high-quality early education and care. (Contains 1 figure, 2 tables and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10