The quest for quality early childhood education in Hong Kong

The quest for quality early childhood education in Hong Kong

• Yuen, Wai Kwan Gail The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2007

Conference on Early Childhood Care and Development: Perspectives from the Majority World (2007: The University of Victoria, BC)

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities

Educational Policy and Management Early Childhood Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

The Hong Kong government is often criticized for borrowing overseas educational ideas without making reference to local situations and socio-cultural contexts. Yet, policy, as a dominant discourse and a form of disciplinary power, has been a significant shaping force of local practice and particular understandings of early development and education. The presentation will provide a critical examination of such policy impact and challenge prevailing notions of quality.

Paper presented at the Conference on Early Childhood Care and Development: Perspectives from the Majority World

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/b7445fcd

2015-03-17