European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)
If you are looking for information on the 2010 EECRA conference in Birmingham you will find it at: www.eecera2010.org
EECERA is a self-governing Association operating like a non-profit making Charity and wholly owned by its world-wide Membership, who elect an executive Board of Trustees. EECERA is independent, receives no subsidies and is run by unpaid volunteers.
EECERA promotes and disseminates multidisciplinary research on early childhood and its applications. It has a substantial and influential worldwide membership.
EECERA continues a tradition of European early childhood thought, sustaining the legacy of Pestalozzi, Owen, Froebel, Montessori, Steiner, Vygotsky, Piaget Malaguzzi, whilst also looking forward to encourage the exploration of new methodologies, concepts and applications.
EECERA's Annual Conference is the largest early childhood research conference in Europe providing an exceptional forum and network for scholars, policy makers, researchers and practitioners.
EECERA also encourages and supports cross-national collaborations and themed publications through its Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
The Journal of the Association (EECERJ) is the only European early childhood journal cited in the prestigious Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). The SSCI identifies scholarship from across 50 disciplines including 'education'. Only the world's leading social sciences journals are selected for inclusion in the index. The SSCI includes only four journals with an early years' focus, and of these four, only one is produced in Europe, the EECERJ.
Through its Annual Conference, its Journal, its SIGs and the activities of its distinguished membership, EECERA is a leading international contributor to the development of research, policy and practice in the developing field of early childhood.