Continue reading CFP for AAA 2015 session: Experiments in Ethnographies of Child Development →

The second issue of JPP has now been published with a themed practitioner section on adventure playgrounds – please see the attached press release for more information.

JPP encourages submissions from researchers outside the playwork field working in a wide range of areas relevant to the practice of playwork. For more information please see the JPP website or email the Editors at jpp@commonthreads.org.uk.

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Call for Papers

Theory and Method in Child and Youth Research

We are pleased to announce the 3^rd international conference of the International Childhood and Youth Research Network (ICYRNet) which is organized by the Center for the Study of Childhood and Adolescence and the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, European University Cyprus.    

Dates: 10-12 June, 2015
Venue: European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Confirmed keynote speakers:

• Jo Boyden, Professor and Director of Young Lives, Oxford University
• Dan Cook, Professor of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University

Continue reading CFP: International Childhood and Youth Research Network →

The Children and Childhood Studies are of the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) is soliciting contributions for an online archive titled “American Childhood Culture in 25 Artifacts.”

Continue reading Call for contributions: American Childhood Culture in 25 Artifacts →

The Froebel Certificate course will run again in 2014-2015 at the University of Roehampton, London.

At a time of rapid change in policy and practice in the early years there is an increasing need for practitioners to be able to understand, articulate and justify an informed pedagogy. The Froebel Certificate course focuses on key principles underpinning Froebelian practice in a range of early childhood settings and contexts. It brings together historical and contemporary study of Froebel’s principles and practice in order to help students to reflect on and develop their own ideas and practice.

The Certificate is offered at Level 4 and Level 6 and the cost is £440, including a 50% subsidy from the Froebel Trust.

The course begins with an introductory session in early October. Application forms and a list of draft dates are available from our website:

www.roehampton.ac.uk/froebel-certificate

This is to invite you to The Centre’s final seminar of this academic year. It’s a special event, co-hosted with Lancashire Law School and focused on participation of children in care and protection. The presenters will be Dr Nicola Ross from the University of Newcastle in Australia, and Dr Anne Crowley of Cardiff University. Click here to download the event flyer. We are expecting a lot of interest, so book early!  The seminar is free and refreshments are provided. To reserve a place go to EventBrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-centre-seminarchildrens-lawyers-participationkeeping-children-safe-tickets-11840054923  this will assist with ordering refreshments and notifying you of late changes.

The seminar will be followed by the official launch of our new book Participation, Citizenship and Intergenerational Relations in Children and Young People’s Lives: http://www.palgrave.com/PRODUCTS/title.aspx?pid=711914 The book launch is free and refreshments are provided.  To reserve a place go to EventBrite at:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-centre-book-launch-participation-citizenship-intergenerational-tickets-11840309685  this will assist with ordering refreshments and notifying you of late changes.

Click here to download the Flyer for the Book Launch

For other queries email thecentre@uclan.ac.uk