The Content Analysis And Inspirations Of The Domain Of Society In Early Learning Standards From All The States In American

Formulate Early Learning Standards(ELSs)scientifically and carry out it effectively has become a major trend in all countires over the world during the new age.As the first developed country in the world and an example of education standardization reforming,the USA has always attached importance to the development of preschool education.Their Early Learning Standards have been improved during the education practicing and the integration with K-12education system,and it is worth for China to learn.With content analysis method and NVivo11 software,the paper analyzes the specific indicators in the domains of social and emotional development and social study in 51ELSs documents from all the states(a district)in the USA,and interprets the contents of tow social domains for exploring advanced social education concepts.Based on the previous analysis,a comparison of social domain education between 51EILSs documents and Guidelines of Learning and Development for 3-6 Years Old has been made,from which we can extract some useful experience and put forward some suggestions for early childhood social education in our country.The research shows that the USA's 51ELSs mainly contains two social domains:Social and Emotional Development(SED)and Social Study(SS).SED domain consists of 5 sub-domains:self-concept and self-esteem,self-control and regulation,emotional development,social relationships and responsible to make decisions;SS domain is made up of 6 sub-domains:time and history,nature and geography,economy,work and spending,individual and family,school,community,civic and government,technology and culture.And with the compared with Guidelines of Learning and Development for 3-6 Years Old,ELSs have the following advantages:better structures in the field of social domains;emphasize the study of basic knowledge and concepts in the social field;concerned about preschooler's self-awareness and leadership training;and also emphasize the recognition and education of the cultural diversity,respect the difference in the world.In addition,the paper concludes some inspirations for early child social education in our country:For the revision of the Guidelines of Learning and Development for 3-6 Years Old:Increase the concepts of the social study domain;improve the development goals of social study;enrich and refine the standards of the Guidelines of Learning and Development for 3-6 Years Old to improve standards' operability;emphasize the inclusiveness and support for special child in the contects of the Guidelines,and pay more attentions to the local differences in implementation.The enlightenment on China Preschool Social Education:Improve preschooler's cognition of the concepts and knowledge in the social field;pay more attention to preschooler's self and emotional health development;establishing a harmonious relationship ecosystem between preschool,family and community to promote the social development of preschool child;cultivate and develop preschooler's basic economic literacy;promote preschooler's understanding of history and geography;guide preschooler to compare similarities,understand and respect diversity,to lay the foundation for them to grow into a worldwide citizen.