Infant–Toddler Pedagogy: Strategies and Approaches
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 February 2025 | Viewed by 358
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infant–toddler pedagogy; community partnerships that optimise early childhood education; early childhood sector and service capacity building; trauma-informed practice in the early years
Interests: infant emotional development and communication; infant social and emotional capacities; practice theories; infant-toddler pedagogy; professional experience in infant-toddler teacher preparation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue dedicated to infant–toddler pedagogy in early childhood education (ECE) settings.
Broadly defined, pedagogy is the why, what and how of transformative education. While existing research has extensively investigated pedagogy in primary school classrooms, as well as in relation to children aged 3 years and above in ECE settings, there is a relatively narrower focus on infant–toddler pedagogy with children up to 2 years of age.
This Special Issue invites original research, reviews and philosophical papers that address the key themes of infant–toddler pedagogy, and delve into topics relating to the why, what and how of pedagogy with children aged up to 2 years, including, but not limited to, the following:
- The importance of infant–toddler pedagogy;
- The distinctive characteristics of infant–toddler pedagogy;
- Sector and service challenges impacting infant–toddler pedagogy;
- Community partnerships that optimise infant–toddler pedagogy;
- Strategies and approaches that support infant–toddler learning, development and wellbeing;
- Leadership approaches that enable infant–toddler pedagogies;
- Capacity building and initial teacher education for infant–toddler pedagogy.
Prospective authors are encouraged to reach out to the Guest Editors before the submission deadline to assess the alignment of their work with the scope of this Special Issue. We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Sheena Elwick
Dr. Andi Salamon
Dr. Tina Stratigos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- infant–toddler pedagogy
- capacity building
- community partnerships
- infant–toddler learning, development and wellbeing
- leadership
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