Research on the Development and Education of 0-3-Year-Old Children in China

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This book reports on the findings of a series of studies on the development of zero-to-three-year-old Chinese children supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. The studies were conducted by a research group at the Institute of Early Childhood Education, Beijing Normal University. In the first part of the book, findings concerning the developmental trajectory are presented, including physical and motor development, cognitive development, language development, social and emotional development. The focus of the second part is on the effect of family environment and practices. Specifically, the authors provide empirical evidence allowing readers to better understand how the home environment and educational practice in the family impact the psychological development of children in their early years. In the last part, culture-specific issues like the new universal two-child policy in China are discussed. Most of the parts are based on large-scale investigations and analysis of the status quo, complemented by small-sample studies and case studies. The findings presented here will promote theory building and public understanding of early care and education in China. Moreover, the behavior observation scales and assessment tools developed by the research group are cultural appropriate and may serve as a foundation for further studies on early care and education in the Chinese cultural context. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Research Contents and Methods of Development in 2- and 3-Year-Old Children (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 3-12 Analysis of Motor Development in 2- and 3-Year-Old Children (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 13-48 Analysis on Cognitive Development of 2–3 Years Old Children (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 49-67 Status and Analysis of Language Development in 2- and 3-Year-Old Children (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 69-84 Study on the Developmental Characteristics of Social Adaptation of 2–3-Year-Old Children (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 85-95 Analysis of Infants’ Emotional Development (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 97-124 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Relationship Between Grandparent–Parent Co-parenting, Infant Temperament, and Emotional Adjustment (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 127-141 The Influence of Home Literacy Environment on Print Awareness of Children Aged 2–4 in Urban China (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 143-168 Study on the State and Influencing Factors of Family Art Education for Children Aged 0–3 in China (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 169-191 Front Matter ....Pages 193-193 Growth Prediction of Population Aged 0–3 Under the Universal Two-Child Policy: A Study Case of Beijing (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 195-214 Parenting Characteristics and Problems of Urban Two Children Families Amid the Universal Two-Child Policy (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 215-232 A Case Study on Sibling Relationship Characteristics for Urban Families with Two Children (Xin Liu, Xiumin Hong, Wanzhen Feng, Xiaowei Li, Xinghua Wang, Yuejuan Pan)....Pages 233-244