Overview
- Reveals the dominated theories and practices in early childhood education that each culture emphasizes
- Contributes to understanding the norms and practices of teaching in the very early years in these cultures
- Brings a rich dialogue and discussion of similarities and differences among cultures
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: New Frontiers of Educational Research (NFER)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Being, Belonging and Becoming: Child Image and Curriculum Reforms
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Childcare Policies in Changing Contexts
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Best Practices for Early Childhood Teacher Professional Development
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About this book
This book, written by an international team of experienced researchers, investigates unique and dynamic approaches to key issues in policy transformation, curriculum reforms and teacher training in three cultures – China, Japan and the United States – in a globalized world. By examining their respective policy choices and evidence-based practices, the authors show how best to provide for young children based on their needs and interests, and the three countries’ strategies for doing so. This book provides the latest information on the rapid developments already underway and further changes to be expected in these diverse cultures.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Early Childhood Education in Three Cultures
Book Subtitle: China, Japan and the United States
Editors: Liyan HUO, Susan B. NEUMAN, Atsushi NANAKIDA
Series Title: New Frontiers of Educational Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44986-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-44985-1Published: 18 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51600-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-44986-8Published: 01 December 2014
Series ISSN: 2195-3473
Series E-ISSN: 2195-349X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 144
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations
Topics: Early Childhood Education, International and Comparative Education