Author(s)

Luyu Li ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Preschool Education, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

Corresponding Author

Luyu Li

ABSTRACT

Against the backdrop of constantly evolving educational concepts, as a comprehensive education model, home co-education emphasizes the cooperation between families and schools in the process of children's education. With the change of educational concepts, home co-education has gradually become an important part of the global education system. In recent years, the research focus of global scholars has gradually shifted from the traditional family education model to the in-depth exploration of home cooperation, especially in the field of preschool education and special education. This article reviews the research focus of home co-education in the past two decades, including three main theoretical foundations, three cooperation models, and related influencing factors, and looks forward to the future research direction. This paper analyzes the views of well-known scholars at home and abroad in this field, summarizes the existing research results, in order to provide theoretical and action support for the development of coeducation in China.

KEYWORDS

Home-school Cooperation, Family Education, Preschool Education, Educational Collaboration

CITE THIS PAPER

Luyu Li, A Review and Prospect of Home-School Collaborative Education in the Past 20 Years. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2025) Vol. 9: 1-10. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2025.090101.

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