Leadership and Quality of Early Childhood Education in China

With the reform and development of Chinese society, early childhood education (ECE) has become the important component of basic education, as well as the foundation stage of national educational system. It has received... [ view full abstract ]

With the reform and development of Chinese society, early childhood education (ECE) has become the important component of basic education, as well as the foundation stage of national educational system. It has received increasing attention from the government, the society and families. The government has promulgated a series of policy documents to support and encourage development of ECE. The promulgation of “providing all children with quality education”, “prioritized development of ECE in poverty-stricken areas” and Professional Standards of Kindergarten Principals has improved ECE in China rapidly. This symposium entitled “leadership and quality of early childhood education in China” closely revolves around the hot issues of China’s ECE reform to carry out deep investigation and rethink the issues in this reform.

The papers entitled “The Investigation of the Current Situation of Child-care Education for Leadership of Kindergarten Leader” and “Exploration of Characteristics and Forming Process of Excellent Kindergarten Leader Groups”, explore the current situation of the leadership of kindergarten leaders and excellent kindergarten leader group characteristics using the empirical method and specific data and cases. “Government Action for Promotion of Early Education in Poor Rural Areas of Northwest China from Quantity to Quality” discusses the development route for ECE in rural areas. The development route above-mentioned is oriented by the government, supported by normal universities on specialties, and city and countryside integration and overall promotion with full coverage. “The Growing Environment for Children Development: The Influence of Class Quality and Family Education Resources and Their Interaction”, and “The Exploration of Threshold Effect of Kindergarten Education Quality and Children's Development under Chinese context” analyzes the factors of quality of ECE in kindergartens through assessment.