Sunday, December 2, 2012

International Research


European Early Childhood Education Research Association


I looked into the EECERA web site and found that many of the research topics that we are looking into in this country are similar to those being researched in Europe.  Issues like equity and diversity, the importance of play and working with parents and families are all currently being researched.  In addition they are looking into the importance of men in the lives of children and are trying to create a more gender balance within the field of early care and education.  Having done a little research into this topic myself, I found it very interesting how they are going about attempting to create the gender balance.  In addition to conducting these research projects some governments have funded programs specifically designed to start bringing more men into the field.  They are hopeful that providing training, recruitment and retention of men for the field will encourage and provide more opportunities for a man’s influence into the lives of young children. 

 

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