本文的主要目的為：探討教育的文化脈絡。首先，說明脈絡及文化之意涵。其次，以Joseph J. Tobin、David Y. H. Wu和Dana H. Davidson三人合著的《Preschool in three cultures: Japan, China, and the United States》作為研究的 文本，從中探討日本、中國及美國三個文化的幼兒教育，再以文化脈絡的觀點來比較三者的不同。最後，提出本文結論。

The main purpose of this article is to explore the cultural context of education. Firstly, the author probed into the conception of context and culture. Subsequently, the author explored the Early Childhood Education of three cultures (Japan, China, and the United States) and then compared one another with the perspective of cultural context. Finally, the author presented the conclusion of this article.