International Journal of Early Childhood Education

Aims & Scope

Since 1996, International Journal of Early Childhood Education (IJECE) has served as an interdisciplinary platform, welcoming empirical and theoretical research across various aspects of early care, early childhood education, child development, and early childhood policy.

Our mission is to disseminate current scientific knowledge and research in early childhood education to the global community, thereby contributing to advancing the quality of early childhood education.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Inviting Young Korean Children’s YouTube Culture into Early Childhood Classrooms: Exploring Children’s Multiliteracies and Carrie and Toys YouTube Videos

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• Exploring the Pretending Elements in Block Play

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• Lessons from Somatic Literacy for Early Childhood Physical Education

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• Becoming-Early Childhood Teacher Educator: Applying Deleuzian Methodology

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• Territorialization, Deterritorialization and Reterritorialization in Early Childhood Science Education for Pre-Service Teachers Through the Vegetable-Flower Gardening Project

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• The Longitudinal Effects of School Adjustment on Depression in School-Aged Children: Focusing on Teacher-Child Relationships and School Rules

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• Relationship-Oriented Organizational Culture and Educational Community-Building Competence of Early Childhood Teachers in Korea: The Mediating Role of Teacher Empowerment

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• In-Service Child Care Teachers’ Views on How High-Quality Teacher-Child Interaction Develops in the Korean Early Childhood Care and Education Context

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• Re-Conceptualization of Social Construction of Learning Community in a Preschool Classroom

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• Exploring Peer Dynamics on Aggression and Social Status Types in a 1st Grade Elementary School Setting: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis

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