Research Around the World

This international early childhood organization that I selected to explore is the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA).

http://www.eecera.org/

What are some of the current international research topics?

In the most recent journal (Volume 23, Issue 3, 2015) the topics of studies/research were all somehow connected by the topics of gender.  Here is a sample of some of the article topics:

Gender balance in ECEC: why is there so little progress?

Does gender make a difference? Results from the German ‘tandem study’ on the pedagogical activity of female and male ECE workers

Behavior management strategies: beliefs and practices of male and female early childhood teachers

Doing gender and professionalism: Exploring the intersectionalities of gender and professionalization in early childhood education

Men in childcare services: From enrolment in training programs to job retention

 

What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?

            EECERA seeks to advance in research while still keeping roots or guided by the traditional early childhood theorists.   I learned that the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ) is the only European early childhood journal cited in the prestigious Social Science Citation Index (SSCI).  The SSCI is very selective and only includes “four journals with an early years' focus, and of these four, only one is produced in Europe, the EECERJ.”     

What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?

            The “Most Read Articles” and the “Most Cited Articles” sections are of interest to me, on topics that colleagues have picked for their research simulation and topics that relate to the Walden courses I have taken thus far.  I recommend checking the sections out.  I feel overall that the website is user friendly, it is easy to explore the journal issues.  You are able to explore the journal issues and see all of the article titles and their abstracts.  However, unless you are a member you only have limited access to see the full articles listed as “free access.”