Thursday, 30 May 2024

Early Childhood Voices: Children, Familes, Professionals is published!

Congratulations Linda Mahony, Sharynne McLeod, Andi Salamon, Jenny Dwyer (Editors)

Early Childhood Voices: Children, Families, Professionals

  • Offers real life evidence-based examples and application to professional practice Brings together professionals across multiple disciplines from 17 countries Enacts the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

This revolutionary book explores theoretical and practical issues of listening to children, families, and professionals who advocate for and work with young children to promote social justice and improve their lives, and to ensure no one is left behind. Listening to children is explored across multiple disciplines internationally and highlights the practical application of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The work explores innovations, theories, and partnerships, and draws on the voices of children, families, early childhood educators, speech-language pathologists, and multidisciplinary teams from across 17 countries to provide a shared vision for equity, peace and justice for all while integrating social environmental, economic, and dimensions of sustainability. Topics include giving children a voice; methods for listening to and documenting young children’s perspectives; listening to and working in partnership with families, educators, and professionals; and wellness and wellbeing of young children and their families across multiple dimensions. To order your copy https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-56484-0?page=2#affiliations 

Book cover

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Join us for the Early Childhood Voices Conference 2024

Following its success in 2022, the online Early Childhood Voices Conference (ECV2024) is back from Monday 25 to Thursday 28 November 2024.

What to expect

Get set to expand your knowledge and enhance your practice at our multidisciplinary international conference. 

Hear from international researchers on the latest evidence, innovative methods, critical theories and collaborative partnerships in early childhood.

Engage in dynamic discussions with a passionate global community of researchers and professionals.

Extend your research and critical analysis capability and deepen your knowledge.

Present at ECV2024

Are you a researcher or research student? We invite you to share your work by submitting abstracts on your research about young children, families and practitioners. Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method studies, rigorous and insightful reviews, and thought-provoking theoretical explorations are welcomed. Best of all, the conference is free to present at and attend. Abstract submissions close on Monday 29 July 2024

Early Childhood Voices Global Online Gallery
Are you the parent or guardian of a child? Or do you know someone with young children? Children are invited to be part of our global online gallery through a drawing and creating activity showcasing how diverse children draw and create playing. 

Learn more csu.edu.au/ecv2024

ECIR members launch ECV2024