Surveyed kindergarten and child care workers in Hong Kong on various aspects of training, such as its duration, nature, content, and problems. Found that respondents were dissatisfied with the current training situation and that they felt a need for government intervention. (BAC)

Examined the views of both Chinese parents and Chinese teachers in Hong Kong concerning the purposes of early childhood education. Found that early childhood education in Hong Kong refers to kindergartens and nursery centers, and that this administrative division leads to community views whereby nurseries are perceived as being only child-minding…

Describes some of the training opportunities available to adults working or wanting to work with preschool children in Hong Kong. Describes courses which prepare staff for two main forms of existing preprimary child care: day-care centers and kindergartens. Government proposals in the White Paper "Primary Education and Pre-Primary…

This study examined predictors of process quality among Hong Kong preschools. Findings indicated significant intercorrelations among structural, management-related, and process measures of quality. Process quality (teacher-child interaction, curriculum goals) was higher in preschools exceeding government requirements for staff qualifications,…