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Between the Foreground and the Background Lies the Middle Ground: Painting a Harmonious Early Childhood Curriculum Landscape
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Chen, Jennifer J. – ECNU Review of Education, 2022
This commentary centers on one of the insightful articles in this Special Issue: "Curriculum Hybridization and Cultural Glocalization: A Scoping Review of International Research on Early Childhood Curriculum in China and Singapore" [EJ1342945], authored by Yang and Li (2022). The commented article provides insights and directions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum, Global Approach
Evolution of the Early Childhood Curriculum in China: The Impact of Social and Cultural Factors on Revolution and Innovation
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Li, Hui; Chen, Jennifer J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
During the last century, early childhood curriculum (ECC) in China has undergone a series of monumental transformations, shaped by the interaction between local cultural and global forces. In this case study, we critically analyse three major waves of ECC reform in China, with a particular emphasis on the social and cultural forces that have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Social Influences
Implementing the Project Approach: A Case Study of Hybrid Pedagogy in a Hong Kong Kindergarten
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Chen, Jennifer J.; Li, Hui; Wang, Jing-ying – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2017
The Project Approach has been promoted in Hong Kong kindergartens since the 1990s. However, the dynamic processes and underlying mechanisms involved in the teachers' implementation of this pedagogical method there have not yet been fully investigated. This case study of one typical kindergarten in Hong Kong documented how and why eight teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Case Studies, Preschool Teachers