Abstract

This paper tries to carry on a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between Chinese and America family education. The similarities lie in the following aspects:  both of Chinese and America parents lay emphasis on family education; parents’ role in education; in addition, they both paying attention to the training the children’s longing for knowledge, value reading; finally, both of Chinese and America parents attach importance to teaching by personal examples as well as verbal instruction. Due to the different definitions, goals, contents and values, there are so many differences between Chinese and the America family education, and it will be analyzed from the perspectives of these, as well as the educational ways of family education. As a result, the different results of education are formed. This study is designed to identify the problems and shortcomings of family education in China and America, to absorb and learn from the advanced experience of family education in the two countries, to change parents’ concept of family education, to raise the level of family education to lay the cornerstone for the child’s growth and future training of talents.

Keywords: Family education; differences; children; comparison 

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-1

3. Similarities of Family Education between China and America-2

3.1 Importance of Family Education-2

3.2. Parents’ Role in Family Education-3

3.3 Cultivation of the Habit of Family Education-3

3.4 Parents’ Examples of Family Education-3

4. Differences of Family Education between America and China-4

4.1 Different Definition of Family Education-4

4.2 Different Goals of Family Education-4

4.3 Different Contents of Family Education-5

4.5 Different Value of Family Education-8

4.6 Different Anticipation of Family Education-9

5. Conclusion-11

Works Cited-12