Young Exceptional Children (YEC) Journal Editor (September 2024 – June 30, 2028) Request for Applications

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children is recruiting an editor for the Young Exceptional Children (YEC) journal to serve a 4-year term beginning September 2024. The YEC Editor provides the overall leadership of the journal. As such, the YEC Editor sets the tone and vision for the journal, keeping in line with DEC’s overall mission and purpose. The YEC Editor manages all the day-to-day logistics and operation of the journal. The current YEC editor is Dr. Angel Fettig.

Members representative of the diversity of DEC membership are encouraged to apply, including race, ethnicity, culture, language, dialect, age, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion/spirituality, and national origin. We seek representation of geography, organizations, agencies, universities, and experience. Applicants should be knowledgeable about the DEC Mission and Policies (including the Priority Issues Agenda), and Racial Equity Point of View. Individuals will be required to be current DEC members or to join DEC.

About YEC

YEC offers articles related to the application of research into daily practice that address early interventions/early childhood special education for infants and young children with special needs and their families. Early intervention/early childhood special education is broadly defined as services and supports that facilitate the development of infants and young children who have special needs or who are at risk for developmental delays/disabilities. All articles must have a strong evidence-base and be written in a way that readers can readily apply them in “real world” settings.

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Resources provided by DEC to the Editor

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