International Journal of Early Childhood

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Early Childhood (IJEC) provides an important voice for research with young children and children’s early education and care, across various social and cultural contexts, with a focus on children aged from birth to 8 years. While not limited to the following topics, IJEC welcomes methodologically and culturally diverse articles with a shared emphasis on learners aged birth to eight, in early childhood education and care contexts (ECEC): Comparative experiences of young children (aged birth to eight years) in education and care (ECEC) contexts across the globe Young children’s participation and learning in/across diverse curriculum contexts and cultures Social, economic and environmental sustainability for learners - now and into the future Policy analyses and/or comparison across contexts and cultures Professional practice, pedagogy, philosophy and/or theory Inclusive, rights-informed, ethically attuned ECEC for diverse populations of young children Indigenous perspectives and possibilities Impacts and implications for ECEC in the polycrisis (i.e. digital, environmental, and/or political convergences) Early Childhood Citizenship, Dialogic and/or Democratic Education Digital and postdigital learners, including the pitfalls and potential of AI for ECEC Professional Collectivism and Activism Diasporic learners and the role of ECEC in responding to equity diversity and difference

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