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Wonho Jang – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Children entering elementary school require considerable transition support from parents and teachers. However, most studies on preschool-elementary school transition have focused on Western contexts. Therefore, this study investigates children's perceptions of elementary school in South Korea before and after entering school. The study sample…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Kwon, Jungmin – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
This paper explores how immersion and engagement with different cultures in the home environment impacts Korean children's intercultural learning. More specific attention is given to the experience of nine Korean children whose families have voluntarily served as homestay host families and hosted foreign guests for more than seven years. This…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Student Exchange Programs
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Suh, Hyunsun – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2022
This study provides an opportunity for young children to express their thoughts about all matters affecting them based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Accordingly, 20 five-year-old children attending a preschool in Korea participated in this study, reading picture books, including animal matters. I recorded and…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Animals, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Kim, Soyoung; Dreamson, Neal – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS) is becoming internationally recognised as an important means for young children to develop their attitudes and behaviour towards sustainability. Yet, there is little research in addressing how ECEfS is differently understood within different cultural contexts, which can compromise the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Culturally Relevant Education, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
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Choi, Naya; Kim, Taeyeon; Kiaer, Jieun; Morgan-Brown, Jessica – SAGE Open, 2020
This article analyzes the relationship between Korean mothers' beliefs about early childhood English education and preschoolers' attitudes toward English learning. English experiences in the home were also projected to be significantly related to the aforementioned factors. Participants consisted of 159 mother-child pairs in South Korea. This…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Educational Attainment, Parent Background
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Walton, Jessica – Ethnography and Education, 2019
In Australia, intercultural understanding has been prioritised in education and curriculum documents at both federal and state levels. Alongside this educational priority, schools have also been encouraged to demonstrate 'engagement' with 'Asia', such as through a partnership with another school in the Asia-Pacific region. My research findings are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs, Partnerships in Education, Multicultural Education