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Lessons Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers Learned from the Pandemic
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Wong, Kit Mei; Wang, Zhijing; Fu, Li – Childhood Education, 2023
As a consequence of both the political turmoil in late 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic, kindergarten children in Hong Kong were unable to attend school for three years. Various class resumption plans were developed from time to time. Overall, kindergarten children had in-person classes for only 103 days in the 2019-20 year and 174 days in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Kindergarten
Powerful or Mediocre? Kindergarten Teachers' Perspectives on Using ChatGPT in Early Childhood Education
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Jiahong Su; Weipeng Yang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Guided by a sociocultural perspective, this study aims to explore the views of kindergarten teachers on ChatGPT, its potential benefits and challenges in education, and the support and training required for effective implementation. The study involved 10 teachers from several kindergartens in Hong Kong. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. The…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes, Artificial Intelligence
An Investigation of Teachers' Experience of Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Hong Kong Mainstream Preschools
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Anthony Yuan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In Hong Kong, children with high-functioning ASD typically enroll in mainstream preschools under the implementation of inclusive education. Inclusive environments offer increased opportunities for children with ASD to acquire social interactions with typically developing peers, making it beneficial for them to receive inclusive education in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Preschool Children
Teachers' Perceptions of a Community Participation Programme for Preschoolers with Autism
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Mak, Candice; Zhang, Kaili Chen – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2013
Preschoolers with autism face a number of challenges in integrating into different community activities owing to behavioural, communication and emotional concerns. Since the year 2009, the Hong Kong Heep Hong Society has developed a training programme for enhancing community participation among individuals with autism. The current project reports…
Descriptors: Autism, Preschool Children, Teacher Attitudes, Qualitative Research
Roadblocks to Educational Reform: Investigating Knowledge and Practice of Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers
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Ling, Li Yuen – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2003
Early childhood education in Hong Kong is in a transition time. The Hong Kong government's Education Commission is urging the field of early childhood education to engage in a substantial paradigm shift in order to achieve the goals of educational reform (Education Commission, 1999a). Informed by recent overseas research, government directives…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
The Creative Music Curriculum for Pre-Primary Schools
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Lam, Stella Wai Man; Wright, Susan – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2004
This article examines the multifaceted nature of pre-primary music teachers' and supervisors' beliefs and practices in music education. It focuses on the general process of creativity (particularly as applied to music education); the classroom setting and how it influences the way music educators approach teaching and learning; and the structuring…
Descriptors: Music Education, Creative Activities, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers