期刊名称:EARLY YEARS
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal

Aims and scope
Early Years: An International Research Journal publishes research papers and scholarly critiques on all issues associated with early childhood (pre-primary) education and care. The journal’s overall approach is international and multi-disciplinary, aiming to broaden the cross-national debate by representing a wide range of perspectives from different countries, different disciplines and different research methodologies and paradigms.
As the official journal of TACTYC (Association for the Professional Development of Early Years Educators), a particular focus of Early Years is the initial and continuing professional development of early years practitioners for the increasingly complex and demanding work within multi-professional teams and with families from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
The editors welcome original and clearly written contributions, in English, which:
- Relate to the initial education, training and continuing professional development of the full spectrum of early years practitioners, including centre leaders and managers, group leaders (teachers, pedagogues, educators), support staff, and higher education academics
- Analyse understandings of pedagogy, professionalism and professional work across cultural and national contexts
- Foreground children’s rights and inclusive practices towards family diversity in different settings and contexts
- Report on research projects
- Review work across a specific area of research
- Review policy frameworks and goals related to early childhood education and care
Since 1978 TACTYC has sought, through its Journal and related activites, to provide a voice for all educators who work with young children. As a professional association with its own membership, TACTYC lobbies for the raising of standards in early years provision and promotes discussion of all issues associated with the training and development of early years practitioners. Membership of TACTYC includes a subscription to Early Years. For further information on how to join TACTYC, please visit
Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Early Years is covered by the Australian Education Index (AEI); Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List; British Education Index; EBSCO CD Rom Database; EBSCOhost EJS; Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA); Education Resources Information Center ( ERIC); ERIH (European Reference Index for the Humanities, Pedagogical and Educational Research); ESCI (Emerging Sources Citations Index); National Children's Bureau; National Database for Research into International Education (NDRI), PsycINFO; Scopus and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Instructions to Authors
Editorial Board Editors:
Carmen Dalli - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Jan Georgeson - Plymouth Institute of Education, Plymouth University, UK Arianna Lazzari - Università di Bologna, Italy Rod Parker-Rees - Plymouth Institute of Education, Plymouth University, UK
Editorial Board:
Liz Brooker - UCL Institute of Education, UK Suzy Edwards - Australian Catholic University, Australia Peter Elfer - Roehampton University, UK Philip Gammage - University of Nottingham, UK Pascale Garnier - Université Paris 13, France Marjatta Kalliala - University of Helsinki, Finland Kirsti Karila - University of Tampere, Finland Lilian Katz - University of Illinois, USA Marta Korintus - General Directorate of Social Affairs and Child Protection, Hungary Minyi Li - Beijing Normal Univeristy, China Suely Amaral Mello - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil Michelle Neuman - University of Pennsylvania, USA Pamela Oberhuemer - Staatsinstitut für Frühpädagogik, Munich, Germany Jane Payler - The Open University, UK Sally Peters - University of Waikato, New Zealand Mariacristina Picchio - The Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italy Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson - University of Gothenburg, Sweden Valerie Sollars - University of Malta, Malta Bert van Oers - VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dinah Volk - Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA Marian Whitehead - Language and Early Years Education Consultant, UK
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