| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第13-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第14-16页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-24页 |
| ·Related Research Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Related Studies at Home | 第20-22页 |
| ·Research Gap and Research Questions | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第24-35页 |
| ·Basic Concepts Concerning Family Education | 第24-32页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Family Education | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Content of Culture-General Family Education | 第26-30页 |
| ·Purpose of Family Education | 第26-27页 |
| ·Significance of Family Education | 第27-28页 |
| ·Methods to Family Education | 第28-30页 |
| ·Features of Preschool Family Education | 第30-32页 |
| ·Culture and Family Education | 第32-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINESE AND AMERICAN PRESCHOOL FAMILY EDUCATION | 第35-46页 |
| ·Different Styles of Preschool Family Education Seen from the Perspective of Hofstede’s Value Dimensions | 第35-41页 |
| ·Different Preschool Moral Education | 第36-38页 |
| ·American Parents’ Moral Education to Their Children | 第36-37页 |
| ·Chinese Parents’ Moral Education to Their Children | 第37-38页 |
| ·Different Ways to Narrow Gaps of Parents and Children | 第38-39页 |
| ·American Way to Narrow the Gaps | 第38-39页 |
| ·Chinese Way to Narrow the Gaps | 第39页 |
| ·Different Ways to Foster Children’s Independence | 第39-41页 |
| ·How American Parents Deal with This Issue | 第39-40页 |
| ·How Chinese Parents Deal with This Issue | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Reasons of the Differences from the Perspective of Cultural Dimension | 第41-46页 |
| ·Different Thinking Patterns | 第41-42页 |
| ·Different Value Orientations | 第42-44页 |
| ·Different Educational Tradition | 第44-46页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ HOMOGENEITY OF PRESCHOOL FAMILY EDUCATION BETWEEN THE TWO CULTURES | 第46-57页 |
| ·The Essential Similarities in Chinese and American Preschool Family Education | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Content Similarities in Chinese and American Preschool Family Education | 第48-53页 |
| ·Emphasis on Intelligent Education | 第48-50页 |
| ·Emphasis on Formative Education | 第50-52页 |
| ·Emphasis on Family Responsibility | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Similarities in Emphasizing Teaching by Examples and Percepts | 第53-57页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第57-63页 |
| ·Suggestions to Improve Chinese Preschool Family Education | 第57-59页 |
| ·Suggestions to Sharpen Parental Cross-Cultural Competence | 第59-61页 |
| ·Limitations | 第61-63页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第63-65页 |
