Early Childhood Education in China by https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y Cheyenne Brown EDGI 508-900 en-us 2017-07-27 11:26:52 UTC 2017-07-27 11:35:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Potential Research Topic cyb27 https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179573895 Seeing as there were quite a few others in the class that had wanted to focus on girls' education, I chose to switch gears and focus on the pre-primary school education that children receive in China. I hope to explore the structure of the preschool system within China as well as the preschool system's overall impact on the educational success of students in China.
I was able to get some insight into the differences in early childhood education that there are between the U.S. and China in another course, and it was a topic that I found immensely interesting. There are certain cultural practices and beliefs that have an impact on the education that is provided to young children. It is something that I wanted to research because it goes outside the realm of the standard primary education that typically gains more attention, it is focused on the pre-primary education of children which can be different in many ways. I want to look deeper into the cultural and educational aspects of the early childhood education.
]]> 2017-07-27 11:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179573895 Research Questions cyb27 https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179573906 - What is the typical educational design of a Chinese preschool? What is the educational framework?

- How does the educational success of Chinese students who went to preschool compare to that of students who did not attend preschool?

-How does the preschool structure and impact vary based on location (urban/ rural)?
]]> 2017-07-27 11:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179573906 Research Approach cyb27 https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179573944 I would use a mixed methods research approach because the main goal of this research is to better understand the early childhood education system(s) in China and their effect on overall academic achievement. I think that this could be looked at from a cultural studies approach, as there are aspects of culture that impact the way in which early childhood education is taught in China. However it could also be done from a constructivism approach as there are elements of the research, mainly the academic achievement aspect, that will be impacted by their "assumptions and prior experiences as well as by the reality that they interact with" (Maxwell p.43, 2013).


Reference:
Maxwell, Joseph. 2013. "Conceptual Framework: What do you think is going on?" Chapter 3 in Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, 3rd Edition. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.]]> 2017-07-27 11:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179573944 Data Collection/ Analysis cyb27 https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179574039 Qualitative: Interviews- with teachers, administrators and students, observations- both in early childhood education settings and primary settings
Quantitative: survey, numerical data/ statistics regarding academic achievement in relation to early childhood education experience
]]> 2017-07-27 11:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179574039 Potential Sources cyb27 https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179574089 Hsueh, Y., Hao, J., & Zhang, H. (2015). The needs and difficulties in socializing the young in contemporary china: Early childhood education experts’ perspectives. Policy Futures in Education, 14(1), 123-128. 
 
Li, H., Yang, W., & Chen, J. J. (2016). From ‘Cinderella’ to ‘Beloved princess’: The evolution of early childhood education policy in china. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 10(1), 1-17.
 
Li, K., Pan, Y., Hu, B., Burchinal, M., De Marco, A., Fan, X., & Qin, J. (2016). Early childhood education quality and child outcomes in china: Evidence from zhejiang province. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 36, 427-438.
 
Luo, R., Zhang, L., Liu, C., Zhao, Q., Shi, Y., Rozelle, S., & Sharbono, B. (2012). Behind before they begin : The challenge of early childhood education in rural china. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37(1), 55-64.
 
Vaughan, J. (1993). Early childhood education in china. Childhood Education, 69(4), 196-200. 
 
Zhou, X. (2015). Early childhood education policy development in china. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 5(1), 29.
]]> 2017-07-27 11:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179574089 Challenges cyb27 https://padlet.com/cyb27/6zmg5zuhdq1y/wish/179574118 - Amount of research available on these subjects
- Amount of research available in English on these topics
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