Constructivism and Teachers in Chinese Culture Enriching Confucianism with Constructivism /

• Main Author: Wei, Zitong (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Education-Philosophy.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Teaching.; Child development.; Philosophy, Asian.; Educational Philosophy.; Philosophy of Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Early Childhood Education.; Non-Western Philosophy.
• Physical Description: IX, 194 p. 25 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811326912
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2691-2

This book provides a refreshing look at kindergarten teachers' practical knowledge and their context-specific reasoning of the usefulness of constructivism from a culturally emic perspective. Examining the similarities and differences between constructivism and Confucianism from both instructional and moral perspectives, it provides a unique contribution to teaching and teacher education. An understanding of the compatibility between constructivism and Confucianism is valuable in cross-cultural exchange and learning, and as such the book is a great source for educational researchers in a time of globalization.