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Early Childhood Education in Chinese Societies

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Editors:
  1. Nirmala Rao

    1. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  2. Jing Zhou

    1. Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

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  3. Jin Sun

    1. Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  • Addresses the relationships between Chinese cultural values, early childhood policy and practice
  • Critically discusses the influence of worldwide changes on early childhood education in Chinese societies
  • Provides a comparatively holistic picture of early childhood education in Chinese societies
  • Has implications for early childhood education in greater China and further afar

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Nirmala Rao, Jin Sun
    Pages 1-8

  3. Understanding Early Childhood Education in Chinese Societies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Growing Up in Chinese Families and Societies

      • Jin Sun, Nirmala Rao
      Pages 11-29

    3. Chinese Culture in Early Educational Environments

      • Grace Choy
      Pages 31-52

  4. Early Childhood Education in the People’s Republic of China

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. An Overview of Early Childhood Education in the People’s Republic of China

      • Xiao-xia Feng
      Pages 55-70

    3. Trends in Government Expenditure in Early Childhood Education in China: Practices in Shanghai, Guizhou, and Ningshan

      • Jing Zhou, Jin Sun, Diana Pei Ling Lee
      Pages 71-84

    4. Early Childhood Teacher Education in China

      • Yong Jiang, Li-juan Pang, Jin Sun
      Pages 85-100

    5. Early Childhood Curriculum Development in China

      • Yong-ping Yu
      Pages 101-110

    6. Early Childhood Education in Economically Disadvantaged Rural Areas of China

      • Li Zhang, Qian Liu
      Pages 111-130

    7. Responding to Emergencies: Early Childhood Programs After the Sichuan Earthquake

      • Si Chen, Jing Zhou, Li Zhang
      Pages 131-143

  5. Early Childhood Education in Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Early Childhood Education in Hong Kong: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

      • Sharon Sui Ngan Ng, Jin Sun, Carrie Lau, Nirmala Rao
      Pages 147-169

    3. Early Childhood Education in Macao: Recent Policies, Developments, and Trends

      • Keang-ieng Peggy Vong, Sou Kuan Vong
      Pages 171-183

    4. Governmentality of Early Childhood Education in Singapore: Contemporary Issues

      • May Yin Sirene Lim, Audrey Lim
      Pages 185-215

    5. Early Childhood Education in Taiwan

      • Eva E. Chen, Hui Li
      Pages 217-232

  6. Learning from and for Chinese Early Childhood Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
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    2. International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education in the Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan

      • Hui Li, X. Christine Wang
      Pages 235-250

    3. Conclusions: Similarities and Distinctions in Early Childhood Education Across Chinese Societies

      • Nirmala Rao, Jin Sun
      Pages 251-257
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This book provides an up-to-date account of relevant early childhood policy and practice in five Chinese societies: the People’s Republic of China or Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, and Taiwan. It analyses how traditional Chinese values, Eastern and Western curricular approaches, and socio-political, economic, cultural and demographic changes influence current policies, services and practice. It addresses responses to global concerns about the excluded and disadvantaged, and about quality, and explains lessons from and for Chinese early childhood education. 


This book is the first English-language research-based review of early childhood education and the factors that affect it in different Chinese societies. It is particularly timely given the increased recognition of the importance of early childhood education for human capital development globally, and the international interest in understanding early education in Chinese societies.iv>

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Nirmala Rao

  • Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

    Jing Zhou

  • Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Jin Sun

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