20th EECERA Conference: Knowledge and Voice in Early Childhood: who knows, who speaks, who listens?

Organiser: EECERA "European Early Childhood Education Research Association" in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC).

Themes: The conference will explore the theme of democratic commitment to work in the development of early childhood research, practice and policy, through three perspectives. One refers to 'Who Knows' and wants to analyse how knowledge in early childhood is constructed, who controls the dominant discourse and who has voice in its generation and applications. The second perspective is titled 'Who Speaks: Exploring Innovative Paradigms & Methodologies', and focuses on new paradigms and methodologies which are emerging in early childhood research and practice. In particular, participatory paradigms which aim to actively include the voices of children, parents and practitioners are to be explored. Finally, the third point of view is related to 'Who Listens: Knowledge & Voice in Action', and explores how knowledge is generated through listening more actively to alternative voices, particularly from children, parents and practitioners, and how this knowledge is being used to shape research, practice and policy.

Further information:
http://www.eecera2010.org/conference-programme

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