Education Science ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 83-89.

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The Historical Evolution and Prospects of China's Kindergarten-Primary School Transition Policy

Liu Yuan1, Zhang Zhiyong2   

  1. 1. School of Education,Shandong Women's University,Jinan Shandong 250300,China
    2. China Institute of Education Policy,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China
  • Received:2020-05-20 Online:2021-01-15 Published:2021-04-01

Abstract:

A comprehensive and systematic study of China's kindergarten-primary school transition policy content is the basis for rethinking the scientific nature of the policy, and it is also the basis for in-depth research on the implementation of the policy. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's kindergarten-primary school transition policy had regulated four aspects: the implementing body and objects, the goals of implementing, the implementation measures, and the implementation guarantee of the transition. Through the analysis of the three elements of policy norms, objectives, targets, and measures in the three dimensions of completeness, scientificity, and innovation, it is found that the policy objectives of the policy for the convergence of young children only focus on solving surface problems, the policy targets are not comprehensive enough, and the policy measures lack a system matching. In the future, to improve the content of China's kindergarten-primary school transition policy, we should further clarify the goals of the policy, define policy objects accurately and clearly, and improve the supporting measures.

Key words: education policy, kindergarten-primary school transition policy, policy content analysis

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