Culturally Situated Pedagogies in Hong Kong Kindergartens : Towards Glocalization / edited by Alfredo Bautista.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bautista Paloma, Alfredo.

Contributor:

Bautista

Series:

Curriculum and School Development in Asia, 2948-1260 ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Teaching.

Education.

Early Childhood Education.

Pedagogy.

Local Subjects:

Early Childhood Education.

Pedagogy.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This open access book focuses on how to design, implement, and evaluate culturally situated pedagogies in Hong Kong kindergartens, aligned with traditional expectations, values, and norms in Asian societies. The book provides concise, accessible, yet rigorous conceptual and theoretical explanations to underpin and justify teachers’ pedagogical choices in kindergarten classrooms. The chapters examine the importance of the various learning areas included in the curriculum framework, discussing specific learning objectives, teaching methodologies, appropriate strategies for curriculum integration, and examples of class activities. Moreover, the chapters suggest practical tips for practitioners (from teachers to principals), teacher educators, and curriculum designers in Hong Kong and other societies with similar socio-cultural characteristics, such as Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and Korea. .

Contents:

1. Culturally situated pedagogies in Hong Kong early childhood education

2. Early childhood education in Hong Kong: A critical review from the historical and cultural perspectives

3. A cultural perspective on Hong Kong’s kindergarten education curriculum: What’s next?

4. The thematic approach in Hong Kong kindergartens: Development, implementation, and hybridisation

5. Implementing the project approach in a Hong Kong kindergarten: A tale of glocalization and hybrid pedagogy as a situated “third space” in theory and practice.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

981-9502-81-0

9789819502813

OCLC:

1569194125