June O’Sullivan, CEO of the London Early Years Foundation, shares her thoughts on why it’s so important for early years practitioners to engage with research and share their practice on the international stage. *The following guest post represents the author’s personal view and does not necessarily represent the view of EECERA as a whole. Any…
Emma Cooke, PhD (Sociology) Candidate at the University of Queensland, Australia, and intern at the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, UK, recounts her experience attending the 2019 EECERA conference. *The following guest post represents the author’s personal view and does not necessarily represent the view of EECERA as a whole. Any issues or questions…
In this blog post, Hazel Whitters reflects upon the practitioner-child relationship within the context of early intervention. *The following guest post represents the author’s personal view and does not necessarily represent the view of EECERA as a whole. Any issues or questions arising from the content of this post should, therefore, be directed to the…
Matthew Courtney, teacher and blogger, explores the importance of diverse literature in the early years classroom. *The following guest post represents the author’s personal view and does not necessarily represent the view of EECERA as a whole. Any issues or questions arising from the content of this post should, therefore, be directed to the author…
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…
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…
