Centre Research
The Centre focuses on improving equity and social justice for young
children and their families through interlinked processes of research,
publication, resource development and professional learning and development.These
processes frame the Centre’s work and link it to the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and the University’s mission.
Research
The Centre’s research explores and promotes social justice, children’s
rights and progressive social change in diverse formal and non-formal
educational settings. Its activities and projects rest on research
that has an emphasis on collaborative, action-oriented and field-based
approaches to innovation and equity. The Centre’s research program
drives its approach to social justice, children’s rights and
progressive social change. Research is considered a process through
which ideas and practices can be developed, tested, theorised, critiqued
and reconstructed in order to inform and create progressive social
change. International transfer of the CEIEC’s research output
is a key test of its value.
Research Programs
The CEIEC currently has 3 active research programs. They are:
Student Research
Postgraduate research is a key facet of the work of the CEIEC. There is an active and growing post-graduate research program through which Masters and Doctoral students make a major contribution leading-edge research on equity, children's rights and innovative practices and policies in early childhood education. Research graduates actively participate and/or manage components of the Centre's research agenda. Most graduate students are linked closely with one of the CEIEC's research programs.
Internal seminars enable graduate students and research associates to present and discuss their work in a collegial environment. The seminars involve a range of academic and industry/community/education speakers and are publicised outside the University.
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