Saturday 19 September 2015
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This conference aims:
To look at the opportunities, expectations and aspirations of early educators and families at times of transition
To understand children's learning journeys
To consider children's entitlements at times of transition
To analyse early educators beliefs and practices around transitions and the contributions they make to children's transition experiences
To interrogate the extent to which early years transitions provide new opportunities for family engagement in education.
This conference will welcome the following speakers:
Professor Kay Tisdall ‘Childhood Policy, Rights and Participation’ (Professor in Childhood Policy, School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh)
Professor Johanna Einarsdottir ‘Children’s Participation and Voice in the Transitions to School’ (Dean of Education, University of Iceland).
Vanessa Paki, ‘Māori Whanau: the importance of family at times of transition’ (Department of Human Development & Counselling, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Prof. Anders Garpelin, ‘Transitions over Time and Place’ (Director of Research, Vice-‐Dean of School of Education, Culture and Communication, Mälardalen University, Sweden)
We will publish booking details when they become available.