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Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) is dedicated to facilitating exchanges about work that challenges mainstream ideas regarding how young children learn and grow. In theory and in practice, RECE members question universal assumptions that mask the realities of local contexts and conditions.

2024 RECE CONFERENCE

The 30th Annual RECE Conference will be hosted at the Erikson Institute in Chicago, USA, from November 1-4, 2024. Information about conference registration, accommodation, and travel is available.

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Special Issue: International Critical Childhood Policy Studies Journal

Postfoundational Perspectives in Childhood Studies: Emerging Scholars

The International Critical Childhood Policy Studies Journal is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a special issue focusing on postfoundational perspectives in childhood studies. We invite emerging scholars who have recently completed their dissertations or are on the verge of finishing their research to contribute.

For more information, please see the Call for Submissions.

Event: Four Voices, One Conversation: Scholar-Educators Dialoguing in Times of Crisis

Wednesday, March 27 from 14:30 to 16:00 CDT on Zoom.

This is an online conversation among four scholar-educators during which each will share their insights about speaking with children, pre-service and early career teachers, and peers in a world gone awry. How can we provide safety, comfort and hope for those in our care when we ourselves are often at a loss for words and understanding? What are the best ways to manage the swirl of emotions – confusion, crisis, grief, and despair – that are common responses to global events now and in the future? The goal is to prompt reflective conversations as we respond inwardly and outwardly to a world in which safety and joy have been breached for so many.

Update: Critical Reflections and Provocations from Reconceptualist "Elders"

Drawing from a conversation that was originally presented as part of an Elders panel at RECE 2023 in Manchester, UK – and with additional contributions from other “elders” – we are excited to share a special issue of the International Critical Childhood Policy Studies Journal, titled Critical Reflections and Provocations from Reconceptualist “Elders”. All articles are available free and open access.

Update: Reconceptualizing Graduate Research Circle

Inviting Recent Postgraduate and Graduate Students to Connect and Create a Community in Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) Inspired by the Vancouver RECE Conference.

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has participated in our Reconceptualizing Graduate Research Circle (RGRC) in recent months. We are thrilled to have successfully organized multiple circles and have been overwhelmed with the positive response through numerous emails expressing interest. As we embark on this exciting global journey with RGRC please consider joining us!

Warmest regards, Lori Huston & Amy Clark

Please click here for more information on the Reconceptualizing Graduate Research Circle.