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引用次数: 11
Abstract
This paper explores the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology (MEXT) approach to curriculum policy in early childhood education. The
Kindergarten Curriculum Guideline contains few directives or practical suggestions for
teachers. The abstractness and indirectness of the MEXT approach to establishing curricular
guidelines stands in stark contrast to the much more explicit and directive curriculum
guidelines for early childhood education found in China, the US, many other countries. In this
paper I suggest that the Japanese hands-off approach reflects a combination of structural
features of Japanese early childhood education and implicit cultural beliefs and practices.
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The journal serves as a vehicle for reporting and sharing the results of studies by early childhood education in the Pacific area. It is peer reviewed to insure that only high quality manuscripts are accepted for publication. The journal is multi-disciplinary and serves educators and other professionals concerned with the education and care of young children. It focuses primarily on research activities in the Pacific Rim area, though research reports from other areas are not excluded. The journal includes research articles related to the education and care of children from birth to age 8 and to related topics. These include reports of empirical research, reviews of research, critiques of research, and articles related to the applications of research to practice.
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