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Frontiers in Educational Research, 2021, 4(8); doi: 10.25236/FER.2021.040801.

A comparative study on the internship handbooks and their guiding effects for pre-school undergraduates in China and Australia

Author(s)

Han Zhang

Corresponding Author:
Han Zhang
Affiliation(s)

Faculty of Education,Beijing normal university, Beijing, 100875, China

Abstract

The importance of educational practice is increasingly recognized by governments and researchers in various countries, "Instruction handbook for Educational Practice" is an important guiding basis for educational practice, and the guiding effect of instruction handbook is an important factor affecting the effect of educational practice. The study elects the internship handbooks of preschool education majors in Chinese and Australian universities. Based on the textual analysis and interview method, the text structure, content and the guidance effect of the internship handbooks between China and Australia are compared and analyzed. Finally, some suggestions are put forward to improve the internship handbook of preschool education which are: increase the reflection goal and give full play to the regulation of the internship handbook; Refine the internship content and improve the practicality of the internship handbook; Clarify the responsibilities of all parties and enhance the guidance of the internship handbook; Improve the evaluation system and strengthen the supervision of the practice handbook.

Keywords

China, Australia, Undergraduates, Pre-school education, Internship handbook, Guiding effect, compare

Cite This Paper

Han Zhang. A comparative study on the internship handbooks and their guiding effects for pre-school undergraduates in China and Australia. Frontiers in Educational Research (2021) Vol. 4, Issue 8: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2021.040801.

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