Varhaiskasvatuksen Tiedelehti
Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
Vol. , No. Year, 00–00
Title
First author a, 2nd author b, 3rd author c etc.
a Xx
university, corresponding author, e-mail:
b Xx university of applied sciences,
c Early childhood education department of Xx city
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English). If you attach text, choose: Paste special -> Unformatted text. This way the
text is pasted without copying the original document’s text formatting.
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Introduction (16 pt. bold)
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text, choose: Paste special-> Unformatted text. This way it pastes text without copying
the original document’s text formatting. Copy the styles (heading styles, table template,
indented paragraphs) used in this template to create your document. Length of the
manuscript is maximum 7000 words, excluding the reference list. The author is
responsible for the language editing of the manuscript before submitting it for
consideration. To structure your text in a chapter, use first heading style 1 (16 pt., bold)
and then heading style 2 (13 pt., bold). If needed use even 3rd heading style (12 pt., italic
and bold).
Division into paragraphs is made by one ‘enter’ (line spacing 12pt.). Add two ‘enters’
before first level chapter headings. Use one ‘enter’ before second and third level chapter
headings.
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© 201x Suomen Varhaiskasvatus ry. – Early Childhood Education Association Finland. Peer-review
under responsibility of the editorial board of the journal ISSN 2323-7414;
ISSN-L 2323-7414
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Body Text…. Write references inside the body text like here (Gauvain, 2001, p. 21).
Reference style and creating a reference list is done by following APA’s format
(Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Edition,
http://www.apastyle.org/).
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figures. All tables and figures must be numbered.
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template to see the structure of the table.) You can also copy the table template. You can
edit the table by adding or deleting rows and columns.
TABLE 1 Table heading is placed above the table (& basic information) (11pt.)
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TABLE
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are in their place.
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If you quote authentic texts or expressions, use quotations marks and italics within the
body text, ”like it’s done here in this example”. Longer quotes can be written more
condensed, intended and with smaller font (11 pt.), as follows:
Erin: No, after this we will read this book.
Jim: But in reality, next we go to the bathroom and then we take that book, and then
we start to read. You cannot read if you do not get the book!
(Observation diary)
The children have waked up. The nap-time is over. The room is arranged for
children’s play. There is a home corner and one table for games. …
(Observation diary)
After quotes continue with regular Body Text ….
Thanks
If you want to express your gratitude to someone, you can write that in the end of the
article before reference list. Appendix in turn will be added right in the end of the article.
References
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You can use the following template when creating your reference list. It also shows you
the correct format of a reference list.
X – Write here your first reference, then add a new one by using ‘enter’.
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Brownlee, J., Berthelsen, D., & Boulton-Lewis, G. (2004). Working with Toddlers in Child Care:
Personal Epistemologies and Practice. European Early Childhood Education Research
Journal 12(1), 55–70.
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Einarsdóttir, J. (2007). Research with children: Methodological and ethical challenges. European
Early Childhood Education Research Journal 15(2), 197–211.
doi:10.1080/13502930701321477
Gauvain, M. (2001). The Social Context of Cognitive Development. New York: The Guildford
Press.
Rogoff, B. (1984). Introduction: Thinking and Learning in Social Context. In B. Rogoff & J. Lave
(Eds.) Everyday Cognition: Its Development in Social Context , pp. 1–8. Cambridge, MA;
London: Harvard University Press.
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