The Good Child: Moral Development in a Chinese Preschool

Chinese academic traditions take zuo ren―self-fulfillment in terms of moral cultivation―as the ultimate goal of education. To many in contemporary China, however, the nation seems gripped by moral decay, the result of rapid and profound social change over the course of the twentieth century. Placing Chinese children, alternately seen as China's greatest hope and derided as self-centered "little emperors," at the center of her analysis, Jing Xu investigates the effects of these transformations on the moral development of the nation's youngest generation. The Good Child examines preschool-aged children in Shanghai, tracing how Chinese socialization beliefs and methods influence their construction of a moral world. Delving into the growing pains of an increasingly competitive and changing educational environment, Xu documents the confusion, struggles, and anxieties of today's parents, educators, and grandparents, as well as the striking creativity of their children in shaping their own moral practices. Her innovative blend of anthropology and psychology reveals the interplay of their dialogues and debates, illuminating how young children's nascent moral dispositions are selected, expressed or repressed, and modulated in daily experiences.

Xu, Jing

Teen & Young Adult

Stanford University Press

‘Unruly’ Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village (New Departures in Anthropology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Cambridge University Press

Chinese academic traditions take zuo ren—self-fulfillment in terms of moral cultivation—as the ultimate goal of education. To many in contemporary China, however, the nation seems gripped by moral decay, the result of rapid and profound social change over the course of the twentieth century. Placing Chinese children, alternately seen as China's greatest hope and derided as self-centered "little emperors," at the center of her analysis, Jing Xu investigates the effects of these transformations on the moral development of the nation's youngest generation. The Good Child examines preschool-aged children in Shanghai, tracing how Chinese socialization beliefs and methods influence their construction of a moral world. Delving into the growing pains of an increasingly competitive and changing educational environment, Xu documents the confusion, struggles, and anxieties of today's parents, educators, and grandparents, as well as the striking creativity of their children in shaping their own moral practices. Her innovative blend of anthropology and psychology reveals the interplay of their dialogues and debates, illuminating how young children's nascent moral dispositions are selected, expressed or repressed, and modulated in daily experiences.

China's Journey to Space: From Dream to Reality

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

China Intercontinental Press

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This is the text book for SAT/ACT courses in New Oriental with 2 volumes - Book for SAT/ACT Vocabulary and Workbook. This is not merely a vocabulary book with 3000 core words but 21 on-line courses and one workbook. It is interesting to memorize vocabulary through teaching, practicing, reciting and testing. The book not only wants you to remember vocabulary but helps you to remember too.

3000 Vocabulary for SAT (2 Volumes)

Reference

姚颖

Xiong Zhengyu

Words, Language & Grammar

Zhejiang Education Publishing House

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