Abstract
In a lifetime,family is the first school,in which parents are the first teachers for the children.Children are the hopes of a nation,and family education is the elementary education for children.There are many types of family education in the world and each of them shows distinctive features and is closely responsive to its culture.And American family education is the most famous one among them.There are great differences in the concepts of education,aim of education , methods of education and contents of education between American family education and Chinese family education.This thesis will complete the comparative study from the differences,the reasons and the results of family education between America and China,and analyze the advantages and disadvantages.
Key Words:family education; comparison; Chinese;differences
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 1
1.The definition of family education..........................................................1
2.Comparison of the Family Education between China and America............................................................................2
2.1Chinese Family Education 2
2.2.American Family Education ................................................................2
2.3.The differences of family education between America and China ............................... ......................................................................................................3
2.3.1The concepts of family education are different....................................................3
2.3.2The aim of family education are different ...........................................4
2.3.3The methods are different between America and China .................................4
2.3.4The different contents of family education between America and China ...................5
3.The reasons for the differences mentioned above:..............................5
3.1 Different historical background................................................5
3.2 Different economic form...........................................................5
3.3 Different social conditions.........................................................5
3.4 Different traditional culture...................................................6
4.The Causes of the Differences 6
4.1 Different Cultural Backgrounds...............................................6
4.2 Different Social Conditions.........................................................7
4.3 Different Thinking Patterns.........................................................7
.5. Advantages and Disadvantages .......................................................8
5.1The Advantages of China Family Education ..........................................8
5.2 The Disadvantages of China Family Education..........................................9
5.3 The Advantages of Amerian Family Education...........................10
5.4 The Disadvantages of Amerian Family Education............................10
6. Conclusion ..........................................................................................11
7.References......................................................................................12
