Exploring the Quality of Early Childhood Education in China: Implications for Early Childhood Teacher Education

From Section:

Programs & Practicum

Authors:

Hu Bi Ying, Szente Judit

Countries:

China

Published:

Jul. 20, 2009

Source: Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, Volume 30, Issue 3 July 2009, pages 247 - 262.

This article introduces an exploratory study. The study was designed to measure the quality of early childhood education within its ever changing socio-cultural context utilizing the Early Childhood Learning Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) in 40 classrooms in Beijing, China.
Implications for early childhood teacher education, including the education of children with exceptional needs are addressed along with recommendations for future research.

Updated: Jan. 17, 2017

Keywords:

Early childhood education | Quality | Rating scales | Teacher education

Link to Item: http://education.eng.macam.ac.il/article/1508