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…
As part of our annual conference, we like to highlight the importance and demand for new and innovative research in the early years by giving recognition to researchers whose contributions make an impact, not only in terms of readership, but also originality and transferability. This year we offered awards in three categories: EECERA Student Research…
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)…
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…
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)…
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…
