A case study of a new preschool teacher training model offered by a key mainland Chinese normal university

Abstract

Nowadays, preschool education plays a key role in all aspects of people’s lives. Preschool education teacher training programs need to reform accommodate the requirements of society and parents. This research studies the effectiveness of a new pre-school education teacher training program in Shanghai, using the Art Education Department (AED) of East China Normal University as a case study. The study involves AED graduates, AED lecturers and kindergarten principals, and assesses the effectiveness of the new program based on its course content and balance, its graduates’ work performance, and employers’ evaluations. This research was conducted through questionnaires, interviews and document analysis. A better understanding of the different opinions obtained can further our understanding of the effectiveness of the new pre-school education teacher training program.