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Good Child : Moral Development in a Chinese Preschool by Jing Xu (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStanford University Press
ISBN-101503602435
ISBN-139781503602434
eBay Product ID (ePID)234686359
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
Publication NameGood Child : Moral Development in a Chinese Preschool
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, Developmental / Child, General, Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Philosophy, Social Science, Education, Psychology
AuthorJing Xu
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2016-049914
ReviewsWhat is most wonderful about this contribution to the anthropology of childhood is its fine-grained analyses of actual practices, behaviors, reactions, and musings, compellingly illustrated in a series of stories distilled both from interviews with teachers, parents, other caregivers and children themselves, and from the author's own observations in this Shanghai preschool. The stories and observations both affirm the validity of the ethnographic method, and challenge any tendency to ignore the inherent tensions in a given educational philosophy or practice.
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal155.4/18250951132
SynopsisChinese academic traditions take zuo ren -self-fulfillment in terms of moral cultivation-as the ultimate goal of education. To many in contemporary China, however, the nation seems gripped by moral decay, the result of rapid and profound social change over the course of the twentieth century. Placing Chinese children, alternately seen as China's greatest hope and derided as self-centered "little emperors," at the center of her analysis, Jing Xu investigates the effects of these transformations on the moral development of the nation's youngest generation. The Good Child examines preschool-aged children in Shanghai, tracing how Chinese socialization beliefs and methods influence their construction of a moral world. Delving into the growing pains of an increasingly competitive and changing educational environment, Xu documents the confusion, struggles, and anxieties of today's parents, educators, and grandparents, as well as the striking creativity of their children in shaping their own moral practices. Her innovative blend of anthropology and psychology reveals the interplay of their dialogues and debates, illuminating how young children's nascent moral dispositions are selected, expressed or repressed, and modulated in daily experiences., Chinese academic traditions take zuo ren --self-fulfillment in terms of moral cultivation--as the ultimate goal of education. To many in contemporary China, however, the nation seems gripped by moral decay, the result of rapid and profound social change over the course of the twentieth century. Placing Chinese children, alternately seen as China's greatest hope and derided as self-centered "little emperors," at the center of her analysis, Jing Xu investigates the effects of these transformations on the moral development of the nation's youngest generation. The Good Child examines preschool-aged children in Shanghai, tracing how Chinese socialization beliefs and methods influence their construction of a moral world. Delving into the growing pains of an increasingly competitive and changing educational environment, Xu documents the confusion, struggles, and anxieties of today's parents, educators, and grandparents, as well as the striking creativity of their children in shaping their own moral practices. Her innovative blend of anthropology and psychology reveals the interplay of their dialogues and debates, illuminating how young children's nascent moral dispositions are selected, expressed or repressed, and modulated in daily experiences.
LC Classification NumberBF723.M54X8 2017
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