Meaning and role of early childhood education amid global changes and local challenges: A double standard experienced in Hong Kong since 1980s to 2018

Meaning and role of early childhood education amid global changes and local challenges: A double standard experienced in Hong Kong since 1980s to 2018

• Lau, Grace The Education University of Hong Kong

• D Curriculum
  • DC Pre-Primary Education Programmes
• P Social Context of Education
  • PA History of Hong Kong Education
    • PAB History of Hong Kong Education (1945-1997.6)
• P Social Context of Education
  • PA History of Hong Kong Education
    • PAC History of Hong Kong Education (1997.7-)
• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities

• Hong Kong

• 1980s
• 1990-1997.6
• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

Early childhood education in Hong Kong has experienced drastic changes since 1982 following the criticism made by the Llewellyn visiting panel and a western style play-based curriculum was recommended. The Curriculum Development Council in 2006 stated that curriculum development is a continuing process of renewals that should devetail with the development of education system globally. The curriculum renewal, however, has been based on continuous fostering the play-based approach of the 1980s, despite that in the Western world, there have been calls for a reversion to the traditional teacher-centered education paradigm in recent years. Is there a double standard in designing curriculum in this respect? Copyright © 2018 CESHK.

Paper presented at the CESHK 2018 Spring Annual Conference: Meaning and role of education amid global changes and local challenges, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/69d6a230

2018-09-10