"This book should be required reading for professionals in early
education and makes thought-provoking reading for anyone aware of
his or her own cultural blinkers."-Penelope Leach, New York Times
Book Review "[An] important study of the way preschools both
reflect and affect social change. . . . A must read for those who
take social issues seriously."-Carole C. Kemmerer, Los Angeles
Times As the numbers of mothers in the workforce grows, the role of
the extended family diminishes, and parents feel under greater
pressure to give their children an educational headstart,
industrialized societies are increasingly turning to preschools to
nurture, educate, and socialize young children. Drawing on their
backgrounds in anthropology, human development, and education,
Tobin, Wu, and Davidson present a unique comparison of the
practices and philosophies of Japanese, Chinese, and American
preschool education and discuss how changes in childcare both
reflect and affect larger social change. The method used is
innovative: the authors first videotaped a preschool in each
culture, then showed the tapes to preschool staff, parents, and
child development experts. Through their vivid descriptions of a
day in each country's preschools, photographs made from their
videotapes, and Chinese, Japanese, and American evaluations of
their own and each other's schools, we are drawn into a
multicultural discussion of such issues as freedom, conformity,
creativity, and discipline.
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