| What
is PECERA? Pacific
Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) is dedicated to disseminating
and supporting research in early childhood education within the Pacific area.
In July 14, 2001, the constitution (in
PDF) was approved during the 2001 annual conference in New Zealand. Purposes
of PECERA: The
primary objectives for which the Association was established are: (a)
To provide an academic forum in the Pacific region for the development and dissemination
of high quality research in early childhood education. (b)
To facilitate cooperation and collaboration among researchers in the Pacific area
working in the field of early childhood education. (c)
To promote links between research and practice the field of in early childhood
education. (d)
To raise the visibility and status of research in early childhood education in
the Pacific region. (e)
To facilitate the exchange of information and views on early childhood education,
to collect and disseminate information pertaining to early childhood education
and to develop skills and techniques relating to early childhood education. (f)
To promote research, studies, surveys, investigations and discussions of any nature
for early childhood education, and to encourage and aid in the publication and
public dissemination of results of any such research, studies, surveys, investigations
or discussions.
These aims are to be accomplished through:
(a) Holding an annual conference
and other meetings;
(b) Sponsoring a research journal, either published
by the association or in concert with other associations;
(c) Establishing
a Pacific network of researchers and scholars in order to facilitate communication,
cooperation, and collaboration among them;
(d) Providing a database of
member's research interests, areas of expertise, and current research activity;
and
(e) Engaging in such other activities that might facilitate the development
of research, policy and practice in early childhood education.
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