TY - JOUR
T1 - Children Voice their Kindergarten Experiences
T2 - A Cross-Cultural Exploratory Study in Korea and the US
AU - Im, Haesung
AU - Swadener, Elizabeth Blue
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Early Childhood Australia Inc.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - DRAWN FROM HOFSTEDE'S (2001) cultural dimension, this study aims to understand how culture plays a role in young children's views of their kindergarten experiences and communication styles in South Korea and the United States. Due to the large power distance between adults and children, children in Korea were hesitant to express critical views about kindergarten. They neutralised their dislikes and verbalised the expected group norms in order to be a ‘good’ child. Critiquing universal approaches to addressing child participation rights, we argue that being responsive to cultural differences in social relationships may enable children to more freely share their perspectives. It also discusses ways to improve the quality of children's lived experiences in kindergarten by listening to children's challenges and desires in each country.
AB - DRAWN FROM HOFSTEDE'S (2001) cultural dimension, this study aims to understand how culture plays a role in young children's views of their kindergarten experiences and communication styles in South Korea and the United States. Due to the large power distance between adults and children, children in Korea were hesitant to express critical views about kindergarten. They neutralised their dislikes and verbalised the expected group norms in order to be a ‘good’ child. Critiquing universal approaches to addressing child participation rights, we argue that being responsive to cultural differences in social relationships may enable children to more freely share their perspectives. It also discusses ways to improve the quality of children's lived experiences in kindergarten by listening to children's challenges and desires in each country.
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U2 - 10.1177/183693911604100105
DO - 10.1177/183693911604100105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046398415
SN - 1836-9391
VL - 41
SP - 28
EP - 35
JO - Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
JF - Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
IS - 1
ER -