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Children have the right to be heard—but in early childhood classrooms, this too often remains an aspiration rather than reality. A three-year research project with Welsh educators produced the Everyday Model of Children's Participation (EMCP), a practical framework that helps teachers move beyond tokenism to make young children's voices genuinely matter in daily practice.

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An emerging researcher shares reflections from ECER in Belgrade, exploring how intercultural and social justice research must critically engage with power dynamics and researcher positionality.

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In Serbia, the 2024/25 school year began with teachers protesting for better working conditions. But something shifted: what started as professional demands evolved into a call for broader social change. This story, told by a group of Serbian teachers and teacher educators, traces how educators moved from the picket line into civil disobedience, joining students demanding government accountability after a national tragedy.

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