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How preschool children learn in Hong Kong and Canada: A cross-cultural study

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Title:
How preschool children learn in Hong Kong and Canada: A cross-cultural study
Authors:
- Wong, Margaret N. C. Hong Kong Institute of Education
Source:
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 28(2), 115-133, 2008
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2008
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Constructivism (Learning) Cross Cultural Studies Early Childhood Education Preschool Children Educational Practices Foreign Countries Cultural Differences Literacy Education Laboratory Schools Cultural Influences Teaching Methods Social Values Social Influences Hong Kong Canada
Region:
- Hong Kong
- Canada
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Pre-Primary Education
Abstract:
This paper reviews literacy learning conducted in two laboratory preschools in Hong Kong and Canada, and examines the link between cultural values and educational practices. Both preschools maintain that a constructivist view of child learning underpins their practice. However, the author's experience in these two settings illustrates how similarities and differences are identified in the scope, focus, implementation strategies and learning outcomes of the activities observed. Reasons for these findings are explored from the perspectives of cultural values and societal beliefs in education of the East and the West, and how the constructivist ideology is espoused in these settings. Implications of this cross-cultural comparison on the issue of 'best practice' in early childhood education are discussed.
[Copyright of Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website:
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Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 09575146
DOI:
- 10.1080/09575140802057554
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/38ac6ad8
Entry Date:
2010-09-08