Bibliograph

Preschool in three cultures revisited, China, Japan, and the United States, Joseph Tobin, Yeh Hsueh, and Mayumi Karasawa

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Preschool in three cultures revisited, China, Japan, and the United States, Joseph Tobin, Yeh Hsueh, and Mayumi Karasawa

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Preschool in three cultures revisited

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Joseph Tobin, Yeh Hsueh, and Mayumi Karasawa

Sub title

China, Japan, and the United States

Summary

"Published twenty years ago, the original Preschool in Three Cultures was a landmark in the study of education: a profoundly enlightening exploration of the different ways preschoolers are taught in China, Japan, and the United States. Here, lead author Joseph Tobin--along with new collaborators Yeh Hsueh and Mayumi Karasawa--revisits his original research to discover how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way these three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. Putting their subjects' responses into historical perspective, Tobin, Hsueh, and Karasawa analyze the pressures put on schools to evolve and to stay the same, discuss how the teachers adapt to these demands, and examine the patterns and processes of continuity and change in each country. Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited artfully and insightfully illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds-- and their teachers--on both sides of the Pacific."--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- China -- Japan -- United States -- Looking across time and cultures

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