Li, H. and Lu, J. (2018) Legislation for
early childhood education: A case study of China, Children and Youth
Services Review, 86, pp.32-41
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to analyze the legislation for early childhood education (ECE) in China with
Kingdon's (1995) multiple streams framework (MSF). Document analysis was used to evaluate academic papers
and secondary data to explore the problem stream, the policy stream, the politics stream, the opening of the
policy window, and the merging of the three streams suggested by the MSF. The results of these analyses indicated
that all the stakeholders were willing and indeed ready for the legislation, and according to the MSF, the
law should have been enacted. But the opposite is true, indicating that Kingdon's model should be modified to fit
in the case of China: the entrepreneurs are critical to policymaking, but the final decision lies with the ruling
party of the country. This is because China is a unique society, which follows the rule by law under the rule of the
Communist Party of China. Implications and suggestions are also addressed.
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