Similarities and differences of preschool education in the United States, China and Japan from the perspective of culturology

The United States has more immigrants and diverse cultures, emphasizing the rule of law, independence and innovation. China and Japan have a long history, with profound national culture and emphasis on collectivity, harmony and stability. In the field of education, the United States pays attention to improving students' academic performance on a large scale on the premise of educational equity; Japan, on the other hand, attaches importance to cultivating students' personality and strives to cultivate innovative talents with international vision; China attaches importance to the all-round development of students' morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor.

1. The characteristics of American preschool education: a clear philosophical foundation; Have a clear goal; Strict legislation and law enforcement; Pay attention to the educational opportunities of special children, poor and minority children; Attach importance to the training and education of kindergarten teachers. In order to cultivate the baby's spirit of independence and exploration, and give full play to his imagination and creativity, American preschool teachers decorate kindergartens into different activity areas, and use the rich educational resources in the community to carry out practical activities to facilitate the development of children. At the same time, the teachers of kindergarten teachers are very strong.

2. The characteristics of Japanese preschool education: attaching importance to the legislation of preschool education; Characteristic dual preschool education institutions; Having sufficient funds for preschool education; Curriculum with children as the main body; Attach importance to the cultivation and improvement of preschool teachers.

both pay attention to children-centered, and pay more and more attention to early childhood education. Pay attention to the legal settings related to early childhood education.

Different: the United States emphasizes innovation and freedom, Japanese emphasizes lifelong education, and China emphasizes all-round development. Compared with China, the early development of early childhood education in the United States and Japan is relatively complete.