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Direct linkLi, Liang; Fleer, Marilyn; Yang, Ning – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
Research has suggested that system-wide professional development needs to embrace ongoing and sustainable processes such as critical reflection, being within a community of practice and the co-creation of new practices within and across early childhood systems. However, there is little research on how professional development can be designed in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
Tony Xing Tan; Joy Huanhuan Wang; Yi Zhou – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Aims: To determine the associations between COVID-19 school closures and school readiness skills for Chinese kindergarteners. Design: We utilized the natural experimental condition created by local COVID-19 outbreaks in 2022 (Study 1) to compare school readiness skills of children whose kindergartens were closed for 5 months (Group 1) with…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Readiness, School Closing
Tsortanidou, Xanthippi; Daradoumis, Thanasis; Barberá, Elena – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The purpose of this pilot study is to identify how Waldorf-inspired imaginative teaching methods, and low-technology prototyping promote New Media Literacies (NMLs) development at upper elementary school students. Particularly, the aim is twofold: firstly, to test the feasibility of the research design and validate the research instruments;…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Imagination, Learning Processes, Skill Development
Koh, Aaron; Ziqi, Li – Oxford Review of Education, 2022
The enrolment of Chinese middle-class children in elite international kindergartens is a big education industry in China. Our paper is situated in the broader sociology of elite schooling which has yet to fully explore how middle and upper middle-class parents are increasingly sending their children to elite international kindergartens. We present…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, International Schools, Reputation
Dai, Jinxin – Educational Forum, 2013
Many schools in China focus on memorization of facts for the purpose of performing on standardized tests, causing a lack of enthusiasm among teachers and students. This essay discusses some of the challenges surrounding education practices in China and identifies participatory environment, book-related pretend play, and the use of technology as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Teaching Methods, Imagination
Ren, Fujun; Li, Xiuju; Zhang, Huiliang; Wang, Lihui – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
For almost a century, researchers have studied creative imagination, most typically that of children. This article reports on a study of the development of creative imagination of Chinese youths and its relation to the educational environment. Data consisted of 4,162 students from grades 4 through 12. Findings showed that students' creative…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Foreign Countries, Creativity, Imagination
