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Listening, empowering and innovating

Early Childhood Australia (ECA) is pleased to announce the 2024 AJEC Research Symposium, Listening, empowering and innovating, will convene virtually on 8–9 February 2024.

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Program overview

We invite early childhood practitioners, researchers, leaders, academics and students to exchange ideas, innovative research methodologies and findings. The symposium will also discuss the latest research and pedagogical practice from the longest-running and most highly regarded academic journal produced by ECA, the Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC).

The 2024 AJEC Research Symposium will include:

  • keynote presentations based on the theme of Listening, empowering and innovating
  • panel discussions providing themed provocations for researchers and interested stakeholders
  • roundtable discussions—sharing and debating research evidence, theoretical perspectives and methods
  • two additional presentation formats, namely Symposium presentations and Provocations.

The Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC) is Australasia’s foremost scholarly journal and the world’s longest-running major journal within the early childhood field. Published quarterly, AJEC offers research-based articles that are designed to impart new information and encourage the critical exchange of ideas among early childhood practitioners, academics and students.

Young children and their adults live, learn, grow, participate and play in many contexts, experiencing diverse world views and opportunities. These experiences are informed by variations in culture, socio-economic and material conditions, digital mediation, environmental sustainability and political orientations. Through the theme of ‘Listening, empowering and innovating’, we invite researchers, policymakers and early years professionals to consider how research, theories, practices and methodologies are designed and enacted alongside children and other stakeholders to recognise where they are in the world, within the following streams:

  • Being attuned to people, culture and place
  • Walking with allies, partners, stakeholders and participants
  • Creating knowledge, methodologies and relationships.

We welcome early childhood researchers and workforce professionals engaging with young children, their families, communities, educators and allied professionals to participate and come together to share cutting-edge knowledge and forge research networks in Australasia and beyond.

The Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC) is Australasia’s foremost scholarly journal and the world’s longest-running major journal within the early childhood field. Published quarterly, AJEC offers research-based articles that are designed to impart new information and encourage the critical exchange of ideas among early childhood practitioners, academics and students.


Dates 

Date Time
8–9 February 2024 10.30 am–5.00 pm AEDT


Registration to the 2024 AJEC Research Symposium is open

ECA members receive a discount. To sign up as a member of ECA click here.

Category Rate Registration
ECA member $240.00 Register now
ECA Non-member $266.00 Register now

Please Note:

  • All registration fees are inclusive of GST.
  • No session passes – full day registration only (two days).

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Program overview

The 2024 AJEC Research Symposium program is available now! Click here to learn more about the keynote speakers.

Program overview

Program: Please note the symposium program is published online in AEDT (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney time).
Please note:
All registration fees are inclusive of GST.

To receive updates regarding the 2024 AJEC Research Symposium, subscribe to the ECA Events Newsletter.


About AJEC

The Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC) is Australasia’s foremost scholarly journal and the world’s longest-running major journal within the early childhood field. Published quarterly, AJEC offers evidence-based articles that are designed to impart new information and encourage the critical exchange of ideas among early childhood practitioners, academics and students.

ECA provides AJEC to subscribers both in hardcopy and online. An online annex offering even more articles, is also available for subscribers. Click here for more information on AJEC.


Testimonials from previous AJEC Research Symposium attendees

‘I have attended every AJEC symposium. I find the events an excellent place to disseminate own research as well as hear from others – I enjoy that it is a spread of HDR, ECR, senior academics and policy makers presenting.’

‘A rich two days of research dissemination and dialogue. The evidence base for high quality education and care continues to grow through meaningful contemporary research.’

‘The provocations were so rich and insightful. It was my favourite part of the symposium.’


Terms and Conditions

Click here to view the AJEC Symposium terms and conditions.


AJEC venue partner – Expression of interest

To express your interest in partnering with ECA to host the next in-person AJEC Research Symposium, please complete the expression of interest form and return it to events@earlychildhood.org.au.

Venue partner - Expression of interest