Comparative Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Reforms in Australia and China (Paperback)

Part 1: The reform agenda in both Australia and China.- 1. Introduction: Early childhood education policy reforms in Australia and China.- 2. History, theory and practice: Early childhood in Australia and China.- 3. A Comparative Study of early childhood policy: Building the early childhood teacher workforce in China and Australia.- Part II: Comparative curriculum and its role in remodelling early childhood practice and pedagogy.- 4. The role of formal curriculum documents in early childhood education reform: China and Australia.- 5. Education and care for children under three in Australia and China- pedagogical perspectives.- 6. Education and care for children three ? six years in Australia and China ? pedagogical perspectives.- Part III: Transnational teacher education: a case study.- 7. Transnational education and an international partnership: A case study of a Collaborative Articulation Program (CAP).- 8. Early childhood teacher education: an international/transnational experience.- 9. Transnational education: Perspectives from academics.- 10. Transnational education: Perspectives from students.- Part IV: Conclusion and implications.- 11. Conclusion and implications.