Quality matters: Early childhood education policy in Hong Kong

Quality matters: Early childhood education policy in Hong Kong

• Rao, Nirmala University of Hong Kong
• Li, Hui University of Hong Kong

Early Child Development and Care, 179(3), 233-245, 2009

Routledge

2009

• Q 教育體系與各級學校
  • QB 小學前之教育、育兒設施、母嬰保健設施
• P 香港教育各層面與外地之比較
  • PE 法律與教育；政治與教育
• R 教育政策與管理
  • RA 政府部門
• M 教師與教師教育
  • MA 教師之專業教育
• R 教育政策與管理
  • RD 教育經費及資源分配
• R 教育政策與管理
  • RF 學校監管制度、問責性及視學 / 查察︰教育指標學校教育質素資源、學校私營化

Education -- Standards Early Childhood Education Government Policy Kindergarten Teachers Education -- Finance Child Development Early Childhood Policy Hong Kong Preschool Quality

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 學前教育

This paper critically analyses how the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region has tackled the issue of preschool quality over the past 30 years. Although early childhood education is not part of the publicly funded education system, there is almost universal preschool attendance among three to six year olds. The government regulates, monitors and evaluates early childhood services, and has taken numerous steps to improve the quality of early childhood provision. However, a paradox lurks within government policy. On one hand, the facility-focused and provider-focused regulatory standards for the operation of preschools have been faulted for being too lax; but, on the other hand, policies and incentives have clearly improved the quality of preschool education. These include measures to support the upgrading of serving kindergarten teachers and an emphasis on quality assurance. The implementation of enabling policies is essential to ensure that all children have access to high-quality early education and care.
[Copyright of Early Child Development and Care is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430601078644]

• 英文

期刊論文

• 03004430

• 10.1080/03004430601078644

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/bbcf11d3

2010-11-24