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Local Culture | Religious Parent Local Culture and Early Parenting in China : A Case Study on Chinese Christian Mothers’ Childrearing Experiences This page was generated automatically upon download from the Globethics.net Library. More information on Globethics.net see https://www.globethics.net. Data and content policy of Globethics.net Library repository see https:// repository.globethics.net/pages/policy Item Type Book Authors Yan, Jun Publisher Globethics.net Rights Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). 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Table of Contents Acknowledgments ................................................................................................ 9 1 Abstract .............................................................................................................. 13 2 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 15 2.1 Context of Research...................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 My Childrearing Story .......................................................................... 18 2.1.2 The Renaissance of the Chinese Christian Family (CCF) ..................... 21 2.1.3 The Characteristics of Chinese Family Structure .................................. 29 2.2 The Significance of the Study ....................................................................... 30 2.2.1 Academic Significance .......................................................................... 31 2.2.2 Practical Significance ............................................................................ 32 2.3 Research Questions ...................................................................................... 33 2.4 Key Concepts ................................................................................................ 34 2.4.1 Chinese Christian Family (CCF) ........................................................... 34 2.4.2 Christian Education ............................................................................... 35 3 Theoretical Framework .................................................................................... 37 3.1 The Transformation of Early Childhood Education in Socialist China ....... 38 3.1.1 The Policy Evolution ............................................................................. 38 3.1.2 The Cultural Transition ......................................................................... 40 3.1.3 Academic Development ........................................................................ 44 3.2 A Brief History of Christianity & Christian Education in Modern China .... 47 3.2.1 History of Christianity in Modern China ............................................... 47 3.2.2 History of Christian Education in Modern China .................................. 53 3.2.3 Impact of Christianity & Christian Education on Chinese Education ... 59 3.3 Early Religious Parenting ............................................................................ 61 3.4 Mutually Adapting Theory: Christianity and Chinese Society ..................... 64 3.5 Dual Educational Theory of Perennialism and Constructivism ................... 67 4 Research Method and Overview of Research ................................................. 75 4.1 Research Method .......................................................................................... 75 4.2 Overview of Research ................................................................................... 77 4.2.1 Researcher’s Role .................................................................................. 78 4.2.2 Ethical Issues ......................................................................................... 79 4.2.3 Selection of Participants ........................................................................ 80 4.2.4 Data Collection ...................................................................................... 84 4.2.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 87 5 Results of Research ........................................................................................... 91 5.1 Mothers’ Upbringing and Educational Background .................................... 91 5.1.1 Esther: My Childhood Memories .......................................................... 92 4.1.2 Alice: Adventures with My Chinese-Canadian Husband ...................... 94 5.1.3 Grace: A Farewell to My Career and to an Exam-Oriented System ...... 96 5.1.4 Ruth: The Old Idea of Buying the Best for My Future Child ................ 98 4.1.5 Hannah: 12 Years of Childlessness in My Marriage ............................. 99 5.2 Cultivating Christian Children Within “Chinese Culture:” ....................... 101 5.2.1 Living out Christian Faith and Christian Characters ........................... 102 5.2.2 Reflecting on Bible-based preschools ................................................. 114 5.2.3 Impact on children and mothers themselves: childrearing is also motherhood-nurturing ........................................................................ 122 5.2.4 Constructivist Learning on Confucian Tradition and Globalization through a Christian Lens .................................................................... 127 5.3 The Role and Influence of Other Family Members .................................... 140 5.3.1 Fathers’ Role in the Children’s Religious Rearing. ............................. 140 5.3.2The Influence of the Grandparents ....................................................... 144 6 Summary, Discussion, Conclusion, & Recommendations............................ 149 6.1 Summary of Results .................................................................................... 149 6.2 Discussion .................................................................................................. 151 6.3 Conclusion .................................................................................................. 155 6.4 Limitations and Recommendations ............................................................. 159 7 References ........................................................................................................ 161 8 Appendixes ....................................................................................................... 175 Appendix 1 ........................................................................................................ 175 Appendix 2 ........................................................................................................ 179 Appendix 3 ........................................................................................................ 181 Appendix 4 .......................................................................................................
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