Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (CIEC)

• Children’s Expressions of Exhilaration and Fear in Risky Play, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter
• Mathematics Education in the Early Years: building bridges, Glenda Anthony & Margaret Walshaw
• The Parent–Teacher Conference in the Swedish Preschool: a study of an ongoing process as a ‘pocket of local order’, Ann-Marie Markström
• Barriers to and Facilitators of Inclusion for Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Education, Kerry Purdue
• Relationship Theory in the Nursery: attachment and beyond, Sheila Degotardi & Emma Pearson
• Shaping Conduct and Bridling Passions: governing practicum supervisors’ practice of assessment, Michelle Ortlipp
• ‘Crossing the Rubicon’: strategic planning or neo-biopower? A Critique of the Language of New Zealand’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan, Margaret Stuart
• The Lives of Sesame Street: the impact of foreclosures on young children and families, Danné E. Davis & Minsun Shin