Overview
As the basis of basic education, preschool education has got wide attention of all walks of life. This major is aimed at cultivating high-quality kindergarten teachers for preschool educational career, managers for early educational institutions and infant industries, and talents who can engage in teaching, researching and managing in preschool education institutions of various levels.
Objectives
1. Through systematic learning, students can master the basic knowledge of preschool children’s physical and mental development and health care, and grasp the knowledge about kindergarten courses, kindergarten management and modern preschool education theories, etc.
2. Students accept the basic training of preschool education skills, and obtain the basic capability of nursing, education and research.
3. Cultivate application-oriented and compound talents with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetic and talents with innovative spirit and practice ability to engage in nursing, education and management in children-care institutions, education administrative department, and children’s education consultancy and other relevant institutions.
Core Curriculum
1. Kindergarten Curriculum
2. Design and Implementation of the Kindergarten Education Activities
3. Psychology of Preschool Children’s Development
5. Preschool Education Research Method
6. Preschool Game Theory
Features
1. Characteristic curriculum system. The curriculum is designed with the guidance of the educational philosophy of high-quality, strong ability and practical application. Its goal is to cultivate application-oriented talents of early preschool education, and satisfy the market demands for talent knowledge and ability by reforming the curriculum.
2. Characteristic practical teaching. The integration cultivation of kindergarten and professional department and the establishment of numerous practice teaching bases both inside and outside college will provide the students more training opportunities and meet the requirements of practical teaching. It attaches importance to the connection between basic courses, subsequent professional courses and practical application of kindergartens. Besides, it lays emphasis on the combination of practical training and acquisition of professional certificates and the connection of practice and employment to ensure that students can adapt to different jobs at all levels.
3. Characteristic teaching principle. Knowledge, ability and quality are equally stressed. Among them, knowledge leaning is the basis, ability training is the objective and the improvement of overall quality is the guarantee.
Future Outlook
Man’s lifetime is based on preschool education. National Outline for Medium-and –Long-Term Educational Reform and Development puts forward: “By 2020, one-year preschool education will have been popularized, two-year preschool education will have been basically universal, and three-year preschool education in the areas where conditions permit. The infant education from 0 to 3 should be valued.” Therefore, preschool education career has great potential and has developed rapidly. Graduates of preschool education have been in short supply. It boasts good regional employment and 100% employment rate which tops the list of all majors every year. Meanwhile, advanced courses are offered to students to build a solid theoretical and academic foundation and satisfy the demands of some students with the intention to study for a master’s degree in pedagogy and psychology.