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A qualitative study of the current transformation to rural village early childhood in China: Retrospect and prospect

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  • Hu, Bi Ying
  • Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth

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By far, literature regarding Chinese early childhood education and care (ECEC) has primarily focused on Youeryuan in urban settings. Youeryuan is the everyday Chinese term used for ECEC programs serving children ages three to six, which does include the U.S. version of the kindergarten year. This paper will refer to Youeryuan rather than the Western definitions of preschool or kindergarten so as to maintain authenticity. Furthermore, this paper will focus on the history and development of rural Youeryuan based on a qualitative study of the government-owned, privately operated Youeryuan that represent the current reform initiatives in early childhood in China. Through teacher and administrator interviews, onsite observations using ECERS-R, and school documents, the lead author immersed herself in rural Youeryuan as part of a larger ethnographic study in China in the midst of economic and educational transformations. The findings of this study revealed themes related to increased government investment, improved school policies, the lack of instructional materials, curriculum and instruction issues, local government support for professional development, administrative support for instruction, and the need for mentoring for teachers.

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  • Hu, Bi Ying & Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth, 2013. "A qualitative study of the current transformation to rural village early childhood in China: Retrospect and prospect," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 316-324.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:33:y:2013:i:4:p:316-324
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.04.006
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    1. Stig Thøgersen, 2015. "“I will change things in my own small way”: Chinese Overseas Students, “Western” Values, and Institutional Reform," Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell, Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, vol. 44(3), pages 103-124.
    2. Абанкина И. В. & Филатова Л. М., 2018. "Доступность Дошкольного Образования," Вопросы образования // Educational Studies Moscow, National Research University Higher School of Economics, issue 3, pages 216-246.
    3. Hu, Bi Ying & Wang, Shuang & Song, Yingquan & LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer, 2020. "Exploring the complex relationship between developmentally appropriate activities and teacher-child interaction quality in rural Chinese preschools," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).
    4. Jian Li & Eryong Xue & Jing Cao & Yunshu He & Yuwei Wu & Huijie Hou, 2023. "Knowledge Mapping of the Rural Teacher Development Policy in China: A Bibliometric Analysis on Web of Science," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-16, April.

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