International Research

What are some of the current international research topics? Some of the topics I found in the journal were:

1.    -   Stress and caregiver sensitivity among childcare staff in Santiago, Chile

2.      - Demographic factors, temperament and the quality of the preschool environment as predictors of daily cortisol changes among Finnish six-year-old children

3.   

-        -Foregrounding silences in the South African National Early Learning Standards for birth to four years

You must be a member in order to read the full articles; however, you can read the abstract.

4.       What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website? I found it very interesting that even countries in Europe are studying and discussing some of the same issues we are in the United States. Often times we think other countries are completely different than us but in all actuality it is very similar.

 

       What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?

European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Has developed Country Coordinators to keep abreast of all the research going on I the world. In addition it promotes research.

The expectations of the country coordinator are:

EECERA Country Coordinators will be expected to:

• be active in their role to meet the aims outlined above;
• provide an annual activity report by 15 November each year which shows how they have carried out their role over the previous year and what success they have had in achieving the aims of this role, for example:
  - increased membership
  - increased number of submissions for the journal
  - increased attendance at the conferences
• maintain contact with, and be accountable to, the EECERA Trustee who supports Country Coordinators (currently Maelis Karlsson Lohmander: maelis.karlsson-lohmander@ped.gu.se)

The country coordinators seek out the research in their country and make it available to the Journal.