About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Focus

Ceddi AWAL: Journal of Early Childhood and Primary Learning publishes peer-reviewed research that advances understanding and practice in early childhood and primary education. The journal focuses on children’s learning and development, teaching, curriculum, assessment, inclusion, and the educational environments that support young learners from the early years through primary or elementary school.

Submissions must place children in early childhood or primary education at the center of the study and demonstrate a clear contribution to research, policy, or educational practice. Studies involving multiple educational levels are considered when their findings have clear and direct relevance to early childhood or primary education.

Scope

The journal welcomes original empirical research, theoretical studies, and rigorous review articles in the following areas:

  1. Early Childhood Education and Care
    Preschool, kindergarten, early childhood programs, early learning environments, and the quality of educational provision for young children.

  2. Primary and Elementary Education
    Teaching and learning in primary or elementary schools, including classroom practice, school readiness, foundational learning, and children’s experiences at school.

  3. Child Development and Foundational Learning
    Cognitive, language, literacy, numeracy, social-emotional, physical, creative, and self-regulatory development, as well as the foundations of learning.

  4. Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Learning Environments
    Curriculum design, play-based and inquiry-based learning, subject teaching, classroom interaction, learning materials, and environments that support young learners.

  5. Assessment and Evaluation in Early and Primary Education
    Classroom assessment, formative assessment, observation, school readiness, and evaluation of children’s learning and development. Studies whose main contribution is the development of psychometric methods are outside this journal’s primary focus.

  6. Inclusion, Equity, and Child Wellbeing
    Inclusive education, learning support, disability, diversity, equity, health, wellbeing, and approaches that respond to children’s varied needs and backgrounds.

  7. Teachers, Families, Communities, and Educational Policy
    Early childhood and primary teachers’ practice and professional learning; family and community engagement; educational leadership and policy when directly related to young children’s learning and development.

  8. Educational Media and Technology for Young Learners
    Digital or non-digital media, learning resources, and educational technologies when the study evaluates their contribution to children’s learning, development, or teaching practice in early childhood or primary settings.

Scope Boundary

The journal does not normally consider studies focused solely on secondary or higher education, adult learning, general educational management, technical development of digital platforms, or psychometric methods without a direct and substantial connection to early childhood or primary education.