PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Li, Shangwei
AU  - Deng, Changjie
TI  - Preschool Teacher Education in China: History, Achievements, Problems and Prospects
DP  - 2016 Apr 1
TA  - e-Pedagogium
PG  - 120--132
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/epd.2016.021
IS  - 12137758
AB  - The purpose of this paper is to sum up the pros and cons of preschool teacher education in China. Preschool teacher education has experienced a century, formed more perfect management system and internal structure, produced some useful research results, and greatly promoted the development of preschool education in China. However, Chinese preschool teacher education has still imperfect management systems and structure, and impertinent practice and research. Therefore, China should further improve ecological environment and structure, enhance the effectiveness of theory and practice in preschool teacher education and pay deeper attention to the rural preschool teacher education in the future.