Early childhood education in three cultures : China, Japan and the United States /: China, Japan and the United States. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Liyan Huo, Susan B. Neuman, Atsushi Nanakida, editors.
• Editors: Huo, Liyan; Neuman, Susan B; Nanakida, Atsushi
• Contents: Part I Being, Belonging and Becoming: Child Image and Curriculum Reforms -- The Centennial Change from Imitation to Innovation: Early Childhood Education and Curriculum Reform in China -- Early Childhood Education and Care Curriculum in Japan -- Play with a Purpose: Creating Meaningful Environments with Children, Families, and Communities in the United States -- Part II Childcare Policies in Changing Contexts -- Describing the Early Childhood Policy Landscape in the United States -- Latest Development of Japanese Kindergarten Education Policy -- The Evolution and Innovation of China?s Preschool Education Financial System -- Part III Best Practices for Early Childhood Teacher Professional Development -- Early Childhood Challenge: Preparing High-Quality Teachers for a Changing Society in the United States -- Current Issues in ECEC Teacher Education in Japan -- How to Advance the Initial Training System for Chinese Kindergarten Teachers in a New Era.
• Publisher Details: Heidelberg : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 372.21 370.9; Early childhood education -- China; Early childhood education -- Japan; Early childhood education -- United States; Comparative education; EDUCATION -- Elementary; EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; Comparative education; Early childhood education; China; Japan; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662449868; 3662449862; 3662449854; 9783662449851
• Related ISBNs: 9783662449851
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 18, 2014).
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