Bibliographic Analysis of Research Trends of the Play-oriented Curriculum in Chinese Kindergartens = 중국 유치원 놀이중심 교육과정 연구 동향에 대한 서지학적 분석

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The kindergarten play-oriented curriculum is a process of integrating play into the entire curriculum as the core content in consideration of the development stages and characteristics of infants. This study aimed to analyze 448 literature sources from journals published in China between 1995 and 2023, accessed through the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (www.cnki.net). Visually analyzing kindergarten play-based curriculum literature using “Information Visualization- CiteSpace”, helps to understand the research status, hotspots, and trends in this field. The research findings indicate that there is a lack of academic exchange and cooperation among researchers, and the research approach primarily focuses on quantitative research while lacking sufficient qualitative research. The hot topics of research are focused on areas such as kindergarten, folk play, play, kindergarten play-based curriculum, and play spirit. The research trends in these fields include play, folk play, playfication, integrated curriculum, and curriculum reform, among others. This study analyzed the development process of the kindergarten play-based curriculum, identified current hot topics, predicted future development directions, and finally presented suggestions for follow-up research.