1ContentsChinese Abstract.....................................................................................2English Abstract......................................................................................31. Introduction.........................................................................................41.1 Background of the Study.....................................................................................41.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study................................................................41.3 Structure of the Thesis.........................................................................................52. Literature Review...............................................................................52.1 Studies at Home and Abroad...............................................................................63. Theoretical Framework......................................................................73.1 Educational Teleology.........................................................................................73.2 Hofstede’s Framework Culture Dimension.........................................................83.3 Enlightenment of Confucianism..........................................................................94. Comparison of American and Chinese Parenting............................94.1 Difference Between American and Chinese Parenting Goals.............................94.2 Difference Between American and Chinese Parent-child Relationship............114.2.1 Difference in Parents’ Protection to Children.......................................................................114.2.2 Difference in Parents’ Expectation to Children....................................................................124.3 Difference Between the Role of Parents in China and the US..........................134.4 Difference Between American and Chinese...