Early Childhood Education Organization and Management with Self-Study Syllabus

Author: Zhang Yan, Xing Liya, Editors
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Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Features: When you begin reading this book, humanity has already entered the 21st century. This is an era of constant change and unpredictability, a time that urges people forward. Science and technology are developing at an unprecedented pace, and knowledge is being updated at an ever-accelerating rate. Hope, confusion, opportunities, and challenges may appear in the lives of every member of society at any time. Seizing opportunities, pursuing development, embracing challenges, and adapting to change—these are the keys to success, which lie in learning, relying on oneself, and lifelong learning. As a part of China's higher education system, the self-study examination system has the responsibility to advocate self-study, encourage it, assist it, and promote it, paving the way for every self-learner to achieve success. Organizing and compiling teaching materials for readers to study is a crucial step in fulfilling this responsibility. Without a doubt, such materials should be suitable for self-study, beneficial for learners to grasp and understand new knowledge and information, and conducive to enhancing their innovative awareness, cultivating practical skills, and developing self-learning abilities. They should also help learners apply what they have learned to solve real-world problems. Books with such characteristics, although we still use the term "teaching material," differ greatly from traditional textbooks that are solely for teachers to lecture and students to listen to. In those textbooks, if the teacher doesn't explain, the students won't understand, and the focus is on "teaching." In contrast, these materials differ significantly in content arrangement, format, and writing style. We hope readers understand this so that they can establish a firm belief in learning on their own from the very beginning, continuously explore learning methods that suit them, make the most of their existing knowledge base and practical work experience, and maximize their potential to achieve their learning goals.