[Provided by Daegu Health College]
[Provided by Daegu Health College]

The Department of Early Childhood Education at Daegu Health College welcomed a Japanese early childhood education research delegation on Saturday, exchanging curriculum information and specialized program details.

About 30 professors, researchers and education officials from universities across Japan took part in the visit.

The delegation is conducting a comparative study of Korean and Japanese early childhood education with funding from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and selected Daegu Health College as a site for observing domestic education practices.

The college introduced its major curriculum and field education framework, and presented its specialized "Infant Mind Therapy Program."

The program is designed to help prospective early childhood teachers understand the psychological and emotional characteristics of infants and young children through child psychology counseling, art play and sand play, building their capacity to provide appropriate support.

The Japanese researchers expressed interest in the program's educational foundations and its links to teacher training. Both sides shared case studies on emotional and psychological support education for young children and discussed ways to expand future faculty and student exchanges.

Ko Eun-mi, head of the Department of Early Childhood Education, said the visit provided an opportunity to share early childhood education practices between the two countries and explore directions for developing educational programs. "Going forward, we will expand substantive international exchanges involving both faculty and students," Ko said.


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