Early childhood education in Hong Kong and its challenges

Early childhood education in Hong Kong and its challenges

• Chan, Lorna K. S. School of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Chan, Lily School of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education

Early Child Development and Care, 173(1), 7-17, 2003

Routledge

2003

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RC Educational Planning & Decision Making Process, Educational Administration
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RE School Management, School-Parents Relationship
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RF School Supervision, Accountability & Inspection: Education Indicators, Privatization of School

Early Childhood Education Educational Change Educational Finance Educational Quality Financial Support Foreign Countries Parent Participation Preschool Curriculum Professional Development Program Descriptions Hong Kong Quality Assurance

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

There is an increasing demand from the public and the field to improve the quality of early childhood education in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Education Commission has recently released an "education blueprint for the 21st century", which presents a set of reform proposals for the education system in Hong Kong. In the document, early childhood education has been acknowledged as the foundation for life-long learning. A key reform proposal is to build a new culture for quality early childhood education through upgrading professional competence and enhancing quality assurance mechanisms. The present paper provides a general background of existing practices in the preschool years, highlights issues that require attention in order to improve quality, and outlines the reforms introduced by the Education Commission. The implications of these reforms and the associated challenges are then discussed in the areas of quality assurance, curriculum, professional development, parental involvement and financial assistance for the early childhood education sector.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 03004430

• 10.1080/0300443022000022387

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/45a8d573

2010-09-08