South African Research Association For Early Childhood Education(SARAECE)

• SARAECE is an association that promotes research and research development. The current president of the association is Prof Hasina Ebrahim

• It was founded with the aim of achieving the following :

Provide an academic forum in SA for the development and dissemination of research in Early Childhood

Promote links between research, practice and policy in ECE

South African Research Association For Early Childhood Education(SARAECE)

Facilitate cooperation and collaboration among researchers in SA working in the ECE field.

Raise the visibility and status of research in ECE in SA

SARAECE @ the Eastern Cape

Establish a forum for the development and dissemination of research in the Eastern Cape

Working with other actors in ECE to identify EC specific niche areas for research

Collaboration on research Research development for members working in the ECE field Disseminate research in accessible languages and forms such

that it is accessible to all in ECE Having seminars to share best practices ,in Early Childhood

Education, interrogate policy implementation, etc . 2015 Seminar is planned for October.

BENEFITS OF JOINING SARAECE

Members can enjoy many benefits such as : Two issues of the South African Journal of Childhood

Education Journal annually Networking with other national and international partners

working in the area of ECE Reduced registration fees for the SARAECE conferences . Next

conference is in 2016 Voting rights at the annual general meeting Have a voice on ECE issues Influence /inform policy at local and national level

HOW TO JOIN SARAECE

• Visit website www.saraece.org.za / Contact nsotuku@ufh.ac.za • Joining fee is R300 per year