Research group activities

This page lists what Child and Community Development (CCD) research group plans to achieve and has already achieved to date.

2010

In 2010 we intend to:

• Begin publishing the online International Research in Early Childhood Education (IRECE) Journal
• Plan an international conference in Ghana in 2012
• Make a preliminary team visit to Ghana in August 2010 led by Professor Marilyn Fleer
• Continue Early Childhood Education project in Sierra Leone
• Continue Africa and Staff capacity building initiative at the Department of Basic Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

2009

In 2009 the main activities included:

• Host a series of seminars to work further on the important research questions we are investigating
• Continue to host a series of Research BITES – where staff present their research
• Conduct reading groups
• Internationalise the ARECE journal
• Internationalise the ARECE conference
• Host international visitors
• Some staff will participate in the Vygotsky Summer School 2009 in Russia
• Supervise a PhD student at Monash and Russian State University for the Humanities
• Conduct a video analysis workshop

2008

In 2008 the main activities included:

• Conducted a symposium based on the group’s investigation of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)
• Hosted visiting scholars from Russia
• Conducted a Vygotsky symposium
• Secured a contract with Springer for the development of a series of international publications specifically on early childhood education and development. 
• Signed an MOU with UK Open University Early Childhood Research Team
• Signed an MOU with the Vygotsky Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities
• Development of research projects
• Conducted a series of Research BITES – where staff presented their research