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Direct linkLi, 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
Rao, Nirmala; Li, Hui – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
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…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Young Children, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Li, Hui; Wong, Jessie Ming Sin; Wang, X. Christine – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2008
Educational authorities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China introduced an early childhood education voucher system in 2007 with two implicit goals: to turn profit kindergartens into non-profit ones and to curtail parental choice. This initiative has caused a great deal of controversy locally and internationally, so the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Vouchers, Kindergarten
