About our Presenter:
Gunilla Dahlberg is professor emerita of education at Stockholm University, Department of Child and Youth Studies. Since the early 70’s she has carried out research in the area of early childhood education and social welfare policy for young children and their families. She is currently engaged in three different research projects: Children’s Dialogue with Nature, Trans-culturalism and Communication and The Magic of Language.
She is one of the principal architects of Sweden’s national policy on early childhood education and social policy. She has also, with her colleagues, developed preschool teacher education, undergraduate, master's and doctorate programs for the field of early childhood education.
Since the early 70’s she has carried out research in close cooperation with the preschools in the city of Reggio Emilia, Italy. She is a member of the scientific board of Fondazione Reggio Children, Centro Loris Malaguzzi.
We are grateful for the support of the Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (WCCRC) is administering the BC Professional Development Bursary Fund for ECE’s and other child care providers in British Columbia. This bursary has allowed us to greatly reduce ticket fees, as well as providing travel and accommodation funding for BC educators travelling from outside of Metro Vancouver (more than 80km from the venue).
This funding is part of the Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with the Government of Canada.