A Comparative Study of American,Japanese,and Taiwan Residents China Kindergartners’Perceptions of Clean-up Time  

作　　者：Satomi Izumi-Taylor Chia Hui Lin Yoko Ito 

机构地区：[1]University of Memphis,Memphis,TN,USA [2]National Taichung University of Education,Taichung,Taiwan,China [3]Chiba University,Chiba,Japan

出　　处：《US-China Education Review(B)》2023年第5期269-277,共9页美中教育评论（B）

摘　　要：The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences of American,Japanese,and Taiwan Residents China children’s perspectives of clean-up time.The participants consisted of 25 American kindergarteners in the southeastern US,25 Japanese kindergarteners from the mainland of Japan,and 25 Taiwan Residents China kindergarteners from central Taiwan.Children were asked to respond to six questions regarding clean-up time.Qualitative analysis of the data yielded five themes regarding clean-up time:transitions,fondness,clean and safe environments,work,and cooperation.Some participants associated clean-up time with transitions,but only Japanese children voiced their opinions that they liked cleaning.Many children considered clean-up as the notion of maintaining clean environments,but only Taiwan Residents China children perceived it as keeping the classroom safe.Many participants viewed such time as work in which they cooperate with each other,and many Japanese and Taiwan Residents China children’s responses indicated how they and their teachers cooperate during cleaning.Their American counterparts did not consider this to be the case.

关 键 词：clean-up time in American JAPANESE and Taiwan Residents China early childhood children’s views of clean-up time a cross-cultural study of children’s notions of clean-up time 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]