The ECRC is a community of scholars dedicated to the study of contemporary issues that relate to young children, their families, their communities, and their education. Researchers at the ECRC embrace a range of innovative research methods to increase understanding about children's development and learning within diverse sociocultural contexts.
We lead interdisciplinary research initiatives to better understand the lives of young children and their teachers.
We create innovations to negotiate a better understanding of the teaching practices that engage young learners.
We understand the best way to understand learning and create opportunities for teaching the whole child is to leverage community and educational partnerships.