Program brief introduction
The Early Childhood Education program is a nationally recognized specialty and a key discipline in Shanghai. Throughout its development, it has actively incorporated international best practices in education and aligned with national and regional educational strategies, achieving outstanding accomplishments across all dimensions. It has become a robust hub for cultivating high-caliber professionals in preschool education and incubating high-quality scientific research in China, consistently ranking first among similar programs nationwide for multiple consecutive years. The faculty comprises 7 professors and 13 associate professors.
This program is an English-taught master's degree initiative in the field of Early Childhood Education, open to international students. It aims to cultivate high-level Early Childhood Education professionals equipped with an international perspective, professional expertise, and cross-cultural educational capabilities. The program integrates cutting-edge international educational philosophies, curriculum theories, and research methodologies, focusing on major global issues in early childhood education to foster exchange and mutual learning of educational concepts. Leveraging China's rich practical experience in early childhood education, it constructs a training system that balances international standards with local characteristics. The program is committed to cultivating core talents with global competence, contributing wisdom to advancing educational openness and international cooperation.
The program primarily draws upon early childhood education while integrating theoretical resources and research methodologies from comparative education, developmental psychology, educational psychology, educational sociology, educational economics and management, and curriculum and instruction theory. This multidisciplinary foundation underpins both talent development and research within the program. Key research directions and content include cross-cultural childhood education studies and integrated childcare and Early Childhood Education research.
Program Overview
Study Period: 2years, no longer than 4 years
Location: Putuo Campus, Shanghai
Graduation Requirement: Complete all required courses in the training program with satisfactory grades, fulfill professional practice requirements, and pass the thesis defense.
Major Courses
Principles of Education
Learning Psychology and Instructional Design
International Preschool Education Policy Research
Theory and Practice of Integrated Care and Education for Children Aged 0-6 in China
Theory and Practice of Play in Preschool Settings
Theory and Practice of International Academic Exchange for Graduate Students
Teacher Professional Development and Growth
Literature Review and Academic Writing
Philosophy for Children
Education for Gifted Children
Quality Assessment and Enhancement of Teacher-Child Interaction
Large-scale Assessment Supported by Al
Faculty Team
The Department boasts a robust, diverse faculty, all of whom have overseas academic experience and some earned their doctorate abroad. All are regular faculty at ECNU and will therefore be available to form strong mentorships as they teach, advise, direct student research, and help graduates embark on post-graduate opportunities. The program is supported by teachers in areas of Early Childhood Education.
姜勇 Jiang Yong
Professor.
Research interests: Teacher’s Professional Development and Teacher Education, Phenomenology of Education.
苏雪云 Xueyun Su
Ph,d Professor
Research field: Early Childhood Inclusive Education, Assessemnt in ECE and Early intervention, Social emotional development etc.
钱雨 Yu Qian
Ph,d，Professor
Research interests：Early childhood curriculum and pedagogy, educational policy and teacher education
张莉 Li Zhang
Ph.d, Associate Professor
Research interest: School readiness and approaches to learning in young children, early literacy development and education
刘婷 Ting Liu
Ph.d, Associate Professor
Research Interests: Professional Development of Teachers for Children Aged 0-3, Behavior Observation and Assessment of Young Children, and Mathematics Education for Young Children
祝贺He Zhu
Associate Professor, PhD in Education, Master's Supervisor, and Visiting Scholar at the University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Early Childhood Education, East China Normal University.
Research direction：the basic theory of preschool education, preschool children's games and curriculum.
古秀蓉Xiurong Gu
PhD
Research interest: Philosophy for Children(P4C), Children's Literature, Social Emotional Learning
Contact Information
Global Education Center
Contact person: YIN Laoshi
Address: Room 253, Gezhi Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China, 200062
Email: yyin@ied.ecnu.edu.cn
Tel: +86-21-62232013 / +86-21-62238353
Faculty of Education
Contact person: CAI Laoshi
Email: szcai@ed.ecnu.edu.cn
Tel: +86-21-62233156
https://ed.ecnu.edu.cn/45880/list.htm
