Early Years Journal of International Research and Development · 2008 · 155 citations · 4 references
EducationEarly Childhood EducationMulticultural EducationChild DevelopmentEarly Childhood PolicyMulticultural CurriculumChinese StudiesEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood CurriculumEarly Childhood Education PolicyEarly Childhood Education ReformContemporary ChildhoodEarly Childhood Curriculum ReformEarly Childhood StageSociocultural AdaptationSociocultural CompetenceSociocultural LearningSociocultural Pressure
Early childhood education in China has gone through a century‐long development process and has made great progress in the past two decades. Contemporary early childhood education is becoming diverse in its forms and educational approaches, and is aligning itself with the increasingly open and diversified society. It is clear that early childhood education in China is strongly influenced by sociocultural changes and reflects the hybrid of traditional, communist and Western cultures. We should re‐think what happened in past years and continue to promote reform and development in early childhood education.
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