香港学前教育类专业详解

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　　香港大学：Master of Education (Early Childhood Education)

　　学制：1年(30 credits)

　　语言要求：托福80;雅思6分，且单项不低于5.5。

　　官网：http://web.edu.hku.hk/programme/med

　　课程：【Core Courses】

　　Course1: Promoting child development in early childhood education programmes

　　Course 2: Learning and teaching in early childhood education

　　Course 3: Planning, management, evaluation and leadership in early childhood education

　　Course 4: Contemporary issues in early childhood education

　　【elective Course】

　　MEDD7001

　　Psychology and education of the gifted and talented

　　MEDD7005

　　Systemic functional linguistics and Chinese language education

　　MEDD7007

　　School-based teacher development in Hong Kong and China

　　MEDD7018

　　Improving student learning through variation

　　MEDD7029

　　Managing disruptive behavior in school

　　MEDD7042

　　Reading theory and its application to Chinese language education

　　MEDD7086

　　Chinese language teaching and learning in school-based contexts

　　MEDD7098

　　School policy and curriculum for sex education

　　MEDD7101

　　Achieving professional development to becoming a 21st century teacher

　　MEDD7113

　　Learning to notice: Towards effective teaching and quality classroom research

　　MEDD7116

　　Effective teaching of mathematics, science and liberal studies for English language learners

　　MEDD7117

　　Drama appreciation and teaching

　　MEDD7122

　　Assessment of young exceptional children: Issues and trend

　　MEDD7124

　　Individual and home predictors of students’ academic achievement

　　MEDD7126

　　Cultural, ethical and legal awareness for teachers

　　MEDD7127

　　Structure of modern Chinese and teaching Chinese as a second language

　　MEDD7128

　　Young Children in the Media

　　MEDD8666

　　Abnormal psychology and positive psychology

　　MEDD8668

　　Literature in translation and drama-in-education

　　MEDD8669

　　Teacher and classroom predictors of students’ academic achievement

　　MEDD8671

　　Learning and teaching English as a Second Language for Young Learners

　　MEDD8672

　　Investigating individual and group differences in language learning

　　MEDD8678

　　Counseling Process, Ethics and Skills

　　MEDD8679

　　Counseling assessment and interventions

　　香港中文大学：MA in Early Childhood Education

　　学制：1年

　　语言要求：托福79，雅思6.5

　　官网：http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/higherdegree/eng/master/mece/master_mece_description.htm

　　课程：a) Core Courses (12-15 units) from:

　　· Curriculum Development and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

　　· Educational Leadership and Management in Early Childhood Education

　　· Comparative Education and Current Issues in Early Childhood Education

　　· Early Childhood Development from Birth to Eight Years of Age

　　· Signs, Activities and the Development of Mind in Early Childhood

　　b) Elective Courses (6-10 units) from:

　　· Theories of Counselling

　　· Psychological Development of Teachers

　　· Curriculum: Perspectives and Design

　　· Curriculum Evaluation: Theory and Practice

　　· Curriculum Change and Implementation

　　· Curriculum Decision-making

　　· Managing Change in Schools

　　· Building Learning Communities

　　· Policy Studies in Education

　　· Educational Policy and Society

　　· Developmental Variation and Learning Disabilities

　　· Gifted Education and Talented Development: Concepts and Approaches

　　· Health Related Physical Activity

　　· Guided Project

　　· Study Tour and Report

　　· Psychology of Family and Children with Special Needs

　　· Family Transformation and Relationship Transplantation in Chinese Societies

　　· Separation and Loss

　　· Narrative Approach to Parent Education

　　· Legal and Contentious Issues in Child Rearing

　　· Seminars on Selected Topics

　　· Theories and Applications of Motor Learning

　　· Pedagogy of Sports and Adapted Physical Activities

　　c) Courses on Research Methodology (3 units) from:

　　· Comparative-Historical Method in Educational Research

　　· Ethnographic Study in Educational Research

　　· Quantitative Methods in Educational Research

　　· Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

　　· Quantitative Data Management and Analysis in Educational Research

　　· Quantitative Analysis in Classroom and School Settings

　　· Multi-dimensional and Multi-causal Analysis in Educational Research

　　· Action Research in Education

　　香港浸会大学：Master of Education (Early Childhood Education Concentration)

　　学制：1年(30 credits)

　　语言要求：该专业无明确要求

　　官网：http://educ.hkbu.edu.hk/?page_id=359

　　课程：【core courses】

　　Research Methods in Education

　　Data Analysis for Education

　　Child and Adolescent Development

　　Early Childhood Education

　　English Language for Teaching

　　Liberal Studies

　　School Leadership and Management

　　Subject Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics at Junior Levels

　　Teaching Mathematics at Junior Levels

　　Inclusive Education

　　【Choose Either】

　　Dissertation I & II or Independent project & an additional

　　elective course or Two additional elective courses

　　香港教育大学：1、Master of Education (Early Childhood Education)

　　学制：1年(30 credits)

　　语言要求：托福网考不低于80;雅思不少于6.0;大学英语六級考试取得430分或以上

　　官网：http://www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/pgde/ECE.htm

　　课程：General Methods

　　Promoting Language & Literacy in Early Childhood

　　Enhancing Children's Creativity and Self-Expression

　　Education Studies

　　Child Development

　　Learning and Teaching

　　School-Family-Community Partnerships

　　Understanding and Managing Diversity

　　Educational Management and Sustainable Development of Early Childhood Settings

　　Electives

　　Scientific & Mathematical Explorations for Young Children

　　Promoting Children's Health and Well-being

　　Field Experience

　　The Field Experience component comprises the following three main elements:

　　Educational Visits

　　Participants will have the opportunity to visit child care centres/crèches and primary schools.

　　Reflective Teaching Journal

　　This component includes analysis of participants' own conception of teaching, reflective records of try-outs of teaching strategies and approaches introduced in various courses.

　　Block Practice / Supervised Teaching

　　Participants will be guided by the University's supervisors to try out what they have learnt in the General Methods, Education Studies and Electives courses to evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching in the placement schools (full-time programme) / serving school (part-time programme) and to seek ways to improve their teaching during the classroom visits conducted by the University's supervisors.