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Early Childhood Services
An Interdisciplinary Journal of Effectiveness
Early Childhood Services is a peer-reviewed journal that represents a current, valuable resource for all who work with young children from birth to age 8, including those at risk and those with delayed development. The journal aims to provide interdisciplinary practitioners with practical and meaningful ideas and strategies to enhance their daily work. The key is the focus on effectiveness of service delivery in early care, health, and education settings, both because of the interdisciplinary emphasis, as well as coverage of results, outcome measurement, and translational research.
Each issue is thematic and includes articles covering current research about effectiveness in practice, innovative services and practice, case studies, or integrative scholarly commentaries.
The emphasis is on the interdisciplinary nature of early childhood services, drawing from the combined expertise of educators, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, pediatricians, nurses, and other professionals working with young children and their families.
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M. Jeanne Wilcox, Ph.D. and Philippa H. Campbell, OTR/L, Ph.D.
Editors
ISSN 1559-9647
Inaugural Issue: March 2007
Published quarterly in March, June, September, December
Approximately 96 pages each issue
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Call for Papers
ECS welcomes submission of unpublished papers covering:
- Innovative services and practices
- Applied research (translational, practice relevant)
- Case studies
- Integrative scholarly commentaries
Call for Peer Reviewers
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Are you interested in shaping the future directions of this journal? If yes, we seek interdisciplinary early childhood scholars to serve as peer reviewers. If you would be interested in serving in this capacity, please submit a letter of interest and your CV to: ecs@pluralpublishing.com
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Call for Papers
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Volume 2
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No. 4
Open Topics in Early Childhood
Manuscripts are invited that focus on any aspect of early childhood services and effectiveness.
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: January 1, 2008
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Volume 3
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No. 1
Guest Editor: Elizabeth Crais, Ph.D.
Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Parent Participation in Intervention Services
This issue is focused on parent participation in a variety of types of
intervention services. The specific focus is on parents of children from
birth to age eight and therefore covers early intervention as well as
early school age experiences. Manuscripts are welcomed that cover any
aspect of parent participation in services for young children including
applied research focused on service effectiveness when parents
participate, case studies illustrating ways in which parent
participation can be a critical component of service delivery, integrated
scholarly commentaries in focused on “state of the art” in terms of
current parent participation in service delivery with a particular focus
(e.g., assessment, routines-based intervention, specific population of
children, specific work setting). For all manuscripts authors should be
sure and provide guidance for working professionals and families to
encourage greater collaboration between parents and professionals within
these types of services.
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: March 1, 2008
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No. 2
Guest Editor: Daniel Openden, Ph.D., BCBA
Clinical Services Director
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
Phoenix, AZ
Managing Young Children’s Behavior
The topic for this issue is interventions designed to reduce problem behavior and increase socially appropriate behavior in young children who are developing typically, atypically, and/or those at-risk. Articles are invited that demonstrate reductions in problem behavior and improvements in functionally equivalent replacement behaviors. Articles may target individuals, groups, or systems as the unit of analysis and may include interventions that manipulate environments, contexts, antecedents, and/or consequences.
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: June 1, 2008
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No. 3
Guest Editors:
Ellen Frede, Ph.D.
Co-Director, National Institute for Early Education Research
Associate Professor, The College of New Jersey
Shannon Riley-Ayers, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
National Institute for Early Education Research
What Works in Early Childhood Curricula?
This issue is devoted to effective curriculum models and practices across or within domains. Articles are sought that present specific comprehensive curriculum models that cover all domains as well as approaches focused on particular subject areas such as language and literacy, mathematics, science, social skills, the arts, etc. In addition, descriptions of research-based systems that help children develop specific skills are also welcome (e.g., positive behavior or methods for integrating IEP objectives for gross motor skills). Reviews of research on curriculum for specific subjects (e.g., English Language Learners) with practical implications will also be considered.
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: September 1, 2008
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No. 4
Open Topics in Early Childhood
Manuscripts are invited that focus on any aspect of early childhood services and effectiveness.
Deadline for receipt of manuscripts: January 15, 2009
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The editors also welcome suggestions for future themes. In addition, papers on any topic in early childhood services may be submitted at any time.
Contributors are advised to contact the Editors before submitting manuscripts.
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