In fact, in recent years, the importance of preschool education has been paid more and more attention by all sectors of society, and formal preschool education institutions have also become the focus of social education construction. At the two sessions of 20021,Mei, president of Jiangxi Normal University, also put forward the establishment standard and management method of kindergarten staff as soon as possible, and preschool staff will be paid more and more attention and needs by the society.
At the same time, as the starting point of education, preschool education has become more and more necessary from the dull impression that the level of preschool education was not particularly high. Then, what is the pre-school education major in the end has become a puzzling question in the hearts of many candidates and parents. But what is this major? What is the future employment direction? In this issue, let me take stock with you.
Preschool education is a major to train preschool teachers. The curriculum of preschool education mainly focuses on the characteristics of children's physical and psychological development, and the main subjects are pedagogy and psychology.
Taking this major of Capital Normal University as an example, the main professional courses that students study in undergraduate stage include: introduction to education, introduction to psychology, educational psychology, preschool education, infant psychology, infant hygiene, educational practice, artistic practice, social practice and other compulsory courses. At the same time, elective courses in kindergarten curriculum, basic theory of preschool education, children's psychological development and education, and literature and art education are offered.
According to the different situation of pre-school education in colleges and universities in China, there are also differences in curriculum. Candidates can view the detailed majors and curriculum of each school.
Different from pre-school education, which aims at enlightening children and is based on cultivating basic cognition, pre-school education is more inclined to pre-school routine contact and pays more attention to knowledge training. This point must be distinguished before choosing a major.
Teachers majoring in preschool education in East China Normal University believe that the specialty is characterized by equal emphasis on training and academics, equal emphasis on teaching and experiment, and equal emphasis on inheritance and innovation. No matter from the development of professional academics or the demand of market talents, the development prospect of this major is quite good. Judging from the current situation that the state encourages the second child and promotes preschool education, the employment of preschool education graduates is not a problem, and there is still room for self-employment. Of course, the challenge is not small.
With the implementation of the national "second child policy" and the people's expectation for their children to enjoy high-quality preschool education, preschool education has ushered in the best development opportunity in history. Not only the number of public parks is increasing, but also a large number of preschool education professionals are needed. At the same time, the encouragement of private kindergartens also makes a large number of graduates of this major choose to start their own businesses and achieve very good results.
So when applying for preschool education, which institutions recommend it?
First, candidates with high grades can pay attention to preschool education and continue their studies. From this perspective, the training orientation of Nanjing Normal University, Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University and Northeast Normal University is the orientation of further education. The scale of training is generally small, and the academic orientation of talent training is outstanding.
Second, low-scoring candidates are mainly employed. Zhejiang Normal University Hangzhou Kindergarten Teachers College and Capital Normal University Preschool Education College. The preschool education major in provincial normal universities such as the School of Preschool and Primary Education of Shenyang Normal University has a large scale of training, and the practical orientation of talent training is outstanding. Their training goal is to train kindergarten teachers at the undergraduate level to the front line. Colleges and universities at this level have rich pre-school education experience, mature education model and rich practical experience, and have certain employment prospects and accumulated contacts.
Third, candidates who wander around the undergraduate line can choose some pre-school education majors in newly-built colleges. Although the scale is small, the overall learning context of pedagogy and the guarantee of teachers' professional quality are also good.