KEYWORDS

Directly beneath the article title on the first page of your article, please provide 5 – 10 key words or phrases that you would like to be associated with your article for search purposes. Please do not use terms already in the article title as keywords.

Keywords are equivalent to terms in an index in a printed work. They should distinguish the most important ideas, names and concepts in the book or chapter. Keywords are generally single words, though two and three-word specialist terms may be used.

GLOSSARY TERMS

BECS includes a Glossary of educational terms and acronyms that could be difficult to understand for students, or whose meaning differs from country to country.

· Provide a list of up to 5 difficult terms used in the Article and short (up to 100 words) definitions.

· Please include terms that are specific to the country you are writing about and that might have a different meaning elsewhere.

· Please highlight in yellow the first instance where each glossary term appears within the body of the Article.

· Do not include references within the glossary definitions.

· The glossary term should be followed by a colon, and the explanation of the term should be a standalone sentence. For example:

Kindergarten: (German for ‘garden for children’) An approach to early childhood education traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. In some countries (the US for example), kindergarten is part of the formal school system; in others it may refer to pre-school or daycare.

De-professionalization: The perception that new demands on the teaching role make traditional teaching qualities and skills redundant or accord them low priority and value.