This study examines to what extent the Korean National Kindergarten Curriculum has actually influenced pre‐school practices. This study explores the characteristics of the National Kindergarten Curriculum as it is implemented in Korea. It also examines pre‐school teachers' perceptions, daily practice and the curriculum content in pre‐school settings in Korea. This study shows that despite a child centred Korean National Curriculum and the teachers' beliefs, the actual practices in the pre‐schools are significantly different from child‐centred philosophies.
Almost all children in Singapore complete 1 year of preschool before entering primary school. However, preschool education (PSE) is not compulsory and is provided primarily by the private sector. Taking the national agenda for reforming PSE at the start of the twenty-first century as the point of departure, this paper describes and discusses the policies and strategies that have been introduced and implemented for preschool quality enhancement in the past 15 years. Three major waves of preschool policy reviews were undertaken in 2000, 2008, and 2012 attesting to the seriousness the government attaches to improving PSE for encouraging a strong start for every child. The key recommendations of these reviews were related to uplifting teacher, center, and program quality, and enhancing the affordability and accessibility of PSE. Opportunities and challenges associated with implementing recommendations for quality enhancement are discussed and suggestions to further enhance PSE in Singapore are explored.
ABSTRACTUNC-45A is an ubiquitously expressed protein highly conserved throughout evolution. Most of what we currently know about UNC-45A pertains to its role as a regulator of the actomyosin system...