Areas of Focus
- Early Childhood Play and Curriculum
- Children's Philosophy
- Comparative Early Childhood Education
Work Experience
- 2018.2-2018.8 - National Chengchi University, Taiwan - Senior Visiting Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- Master's in Early Childhood Education: Nanjing Normal University
- PhD in Comparative Education: Zhejiang University
Publications
- Research on Developmentally Appropriate Early Education Programs in the United States, Lili Sun, 2016
- Focusing on Inequality in Parent-Child Relationships: Insights from Japanese Children's Emotional Exchange in Bathing, Lili Sun, 2010
- Complexity Behind Simplicity: Questioning the Effectiveness of Inquiry Learning in Early Childhood, Lili Sun, 2013
- Comparison and Reflection on Three Editions of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education in the United States, Lili Sun, 2014
- Don't Lose My 'Treasure', Lili Sun, 2017
- Spending Childhood Amidst the Sound of Learning, Lili Sun, 2019
- Seeing Children in Stories: The Use of Storytelling in Children's Philosophy, Lili Sun, 2019
- Teaching Children to Empathize from an Early Age, Lili Sun, 2019
- When Children Are Always a Step Behind, Lili Sun, 2020
- The Role of 'Tolerant' Teachers in Children's Philosophy and Their Practical Strategies, Lili Sun, 2020
- The Innocent Eye: Another Use of Picture Books in Children's Philosophy, Lili Sun, 2021
- Organic Teaching: The Spiritual Implications of Children's Philosophy Classrooms, Lili Sun, 2021
Awards
- 2015: First Prize Instructor, Zhejiang Province Normal Student Skills Competition
- 2018: Excellent Instructor, First National Education Master's Early Childhood Professional Skills Competition
- 2019: First Prize Instructor, Zhejiang Province Normal Student Skills Competition