Mighty Kids Play Learning Center is now a proud registered member of The Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA).
PECERA is an international research association dedicated to disseminating and to supporting research in early childhood education within the Pacific area, with existing chapters in Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, and Malaysia.
The “20th PECERA Annual Conference 2019” will be held on 12th to 14th July 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan.
The primary objectives for which the Association was established are:
1. To provide an academic forum in the Pacific region for the development and dissemination of high quality research in early childhood education;
2. To facilitate cooperation and collaboration among researchers in the Pacific area working in the field of early childhood education;
3. To promote links between research and practice in the field of early childhood education;
4. To raise the visibility and status of research in early childhood education in the Pacific region;
5. 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;
6. 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;
7. To provide professional development opportunities for students and young scholars, thereby empowering the next generation of early childhood researchers in the Pacific region;
These aims are to be accomplished through:
1. Holding an annual conference and other meetings;
2. Sponsoring a research journal, either published by the association or in concert with other associations;
3. Establishing a Pacific network of researchers and scholars in order to facilitate communication, cooperation, and collaboration among them;
4. Organizing professional development opportunities for students and early career researchers at annual conferences;
5. Providing a database of member's research interests, areas of expertise, and current research activity; and
6. Engaging in such other activities that might facilitate the development of research, policy and practice in early childhood education.
MKPLC hopes to fortify itself as it gears in improving its standards and policies at par with other international early childhood providers through constant research and communication, all for the benefit of your little ones!
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