Sustainability Special Interest Group Position Paper launch

Following an incredibly well attended EECERA Annual Conference in Cascais, Portugal in August with 1100+ delegates from across the world, on behalf of the EECERA Board of Trustees I am delighted to announce the ratification and launch of a brand new, and vitally important EECERA Position Paper on Sustainability.  SIG meeting at the EECERA 2023…

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Call for EECERJ reviewers

We are currently looking for new reviewers to support publication of articles submitted to the EECERA Journal. If you meet these criteria and would like to get involved, please get in touch via enquiries@eecera.org

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COVID-19 Update: Message from the Board of Trustees

Dear EECERA friends, These last months have given all of us personal and professional challenges that have demanded extraordinary reserves of energy, creativeness, resilience and compassion as we have navigated life during this ever-developing COVID pandemic. We hope you have managed to stay well and safe during these tough times but accept that many of…

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Celebrating the Inclusive and Developmental Ethos of EECERA

As we prepare for the 30th EECERA Conference, and to coincide with the call for proposals, Professor Chris Pascal, EECERA President, reminds us about the Association’s commitment to the generation and development of original and innovative research into early childhood education and care. Dear EECERA colleagues, The Association has always been an open and inclusive…

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Call for Papers – EECERA Annual Awards 2019

Calling all authors of abstracts accepted for the 29th EECERA Conference in Thessaloniki! We are delighted to say that applications for the 2019 EECERA Student and Practitioner Research Awards are now being accepted. The EECERA Student Research Award is open to postgraduate students with appropriate status from any recognised university whose research is aimed at…

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Call for papers – EECERA Annual Awards 2018

EECERA is pleased to announce that applications for the 2018 EECERA Student and Practitioner Research Awards are now being accepted. The EECERA Student Research Award (pdf) is open to postgraduate students with appropriate status from any recognised university whose research is aimed at developing early childhood policy or practice. The EECERA Practitioner Research Award (pdf)…

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Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood: Interview with Chris Pascal

Christine Pascal, President of EECERA, presents the Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood book series. Texts in this series reflect a strong shift internationally towards the development of a strengthened knowledge base for practice in early childhood education and care. Researchers are also increasingly expected to demonstrate the impact of their work and its…

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Playing and Learning in the Digital Age now available to pre-order

Written in association with the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), the latest in the Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood book series, Playing and Learning in the Digital Age, explores the emergence of the digital age and young children’s experiences with digital technologies at home and in educational environments. It challenges expectations…

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Attend the 5th SIG Gender Balance Research Conference during your stay in Bologna

5th SIG Gender Balance Research Conference: Gender and Gender Balance in the context of diversity When: Tuesday, 29.8.2017, 9.00-16.00 Where:  Complesso Belmeloro, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro, Bologna, Italy Conference fee: 25 € for room, food and beverage (shared between participants). Fee will be collected upon arrival – please bring cash. Chairs: Kari Emilsen (Trondheim, Norway)…

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Become a SIG Convenor

EECERA members who wish to coordinate cross-national collaborations around a particular theme are now invited to apply to become Special Interest Group (SIG) convenors for one of the following existing SIGs: Equity and Respect for Diversity Leadership and Integration Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care SIG Convenors are responsible for facilitating the work of the…

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Call for papers – EECERA Annual Awards 2017

EECERA is pleased to announce that applications for the 2017 EECERA Student and Practitioner Research Awards are now being accepted. The EECERA Student Research Award (pdf) is open to postgraduate students with appropriate status from any recognised university whose research is aimed at developing early childhood policy or practice. The EECERA Practitioner Research Award (pdf)…

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Position Paper: The Role of Play in ECEC

This is a position paper prepared by the members of the EECERA Special Interest Group “Rethinking Play”. The position paper focuses on the possible impact of the current international trends regarding the instrumentalisation of ECEC on play. The SIG members argue that, due to this standardised approach to ECEC deriving from a collective strive for…

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