Beyond Stereotypes

Auteur

Liwei Liu is an Associate Professor in the School of Early Childhood Education, the Associate Dean of School of Early Years Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan China. She is an OMEP (World Organisation For Early Childhood Education) member in China. Her research interests include transition to school, parental engagement and comparative studies in ECE (Early Childhood Education).

Texte du rabat

The book investigates parental engagement in the transition to school in China and Australia, which were taken as representatives of the East and West cultures respectively.

Contenu

1 Reconceptualising Transition to School and Parental Engagement 2 Research Methods: Modification of the Instruments and Conducting Interviews 3 Parents' Perceptions of Transition to School: How Chinese and Australian Parents Understand 4 Parents' Practices in Transition to School: How Chinese and Australian Parents Engage 5 Factors Influencing Parental Engagement in Transition to School: Why Chinese and Australian Parents Engage 6 Bioecological Model of Parental Engagement in Transition to School 7 Similarities and Differences: Beyond Stereotypes