Curriculum hybridization and cultural glocalization: A scoping review of international research on early childhood curriculum in China and Singapore

W Yang, H Li - ECNU Review of Education, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose This article presents a scoping review of the internationally published research on
the early childhood curriculum (ECC) reforms, policies, measures, and effectiveness in …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of play-based pedagogies in selected Asian contexts: What do we know and how to move forward?

A Bautista, J Yu, K Lee, J Sun - Effective teaching around the …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
In the Asian continent, many Early Childhood Education (ECE) policies have been
influenced by Western theories and pedagogies. An example is the widespread presence of …

“That's just impossible in my kindergarten.” Advocating for 'glocal'early childhood curriculum frameworks

A Bautista, R Bull, EL Ng, K Lee - Policy Futures in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
As a result of globalization, kindergarten curriculum frameworks in Asia have been strongly
influenced by Western theories, pedagogies, and values. In this article, we argue that …

Operationalization of self-regulation in the early years: comparing policy with theoretical underpinnings

H Braund, K Timmons - International Journal of Child Care and Education …, 2021 - Springer
Research has consistently demonstrated that self-regulation is essential for the development
and preservation of health and well-being in the early years and across the lifespan. Based …

Play in Asian preschools? Mapping a landscape of hindering factors

A Bautista, J Yu, K Lee, J Sun - Contemporary Issues in Early …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This article investigates the variety of factors that hinder the implementation of play (as
defined by western scholars) in Asian preschools. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of …

The manifestations of universality and cultural specificity in national curriculum policy frameworks: negotiations for culturally reflective practice in early childhood …

Y Xu, C Brooks, J Gao, E Kitto - Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents findings from a review of 19 national curriculum policy frameworks
(NCPFs) across the globe and discusses dominant and culturally specific discourses that …

Quality of the early childhood education environment and interactions, and their relationship with time dedicated to free play (Calidad del entorno y de las …

CP Morales-Murillo, MD Grau-Sevilla… - Journal for the …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Este estudio analizó la calidad del entorno y de la interacción docente-niño y el tiempo
dedicado a juego libre en 22 aulas de educación infantil de la Comunidad Valenciana …

Defining the relationship between fine motor visual-spatial integration and reading and spelling

MBH Mohamed, BA O'Brien - Reading and Writing, 2022 - Springer
New research suggests that mechanisms involved in fine motor skills play an important role
in reading and writing development. Extending past work that focused on fine motor skills …

The relationship between number line estimation and mathematical reasoning: a quantile regression approach

C Ruiz, S Kohnen, R Bull - European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Number line estimation has been found to be strongly related to mathematical
reasoning concurrently and longitudinally. However, the relationship between number line …

Toward distributed pedagogical leadership for quality improvement: Evidence from a childcare centre in Singapore

W Yang, S Lim - Educational Management Administration & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents findings from a representative case study of a typical childcare centre in
Singapore that achieved an emerging level of quality certification despite being under …