We plan 6 network meetings with a duration of 2 days, taking place in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The 3rd ISCAR conference will take place in Rome.  

1. Meeting:

Period: 10^th and 11^th of February 2011 
Theme 1: Researching children’s everyday lives from a cultural-historical perspective
Theme 2:  
Form:
1) Discussion of central concepts in the main theme.
2) Planning for ISCAR conference and preparation of ISCAR pre-conference for PhD students
3) Working with the book publication: Researching Childrens Everyday Lives. The book is organised in three sections: The first section, which focuses on children's perspectives as part of conceptions about children's development. A second section that focuses on everyday life in families as cultural practice and a third section that focuses on children's perspectives in relation to professional support.
Organisers: network participants from Oslo
Place: Sole hotel, Oslo

2. Meeting

Period: September 2011
Theme: Children's perspectives as part of conceptions about children's development
Form: a one day meeting for the network and a one day PhD course open to the conference participants as pre-conference at the ISCAR conference in September, Rome.
PhD lectures from the Network:
Professor Karin Aronsson, Stockholm University,
Professor Mette Gulbrandsen, Oslo University College,
Professor Mariane Hedegaard Copenhagen University,
Associate Professor Charlotte Højholt, Roskilde University Centre.
Invited guest: Professor Anna Stetsenko, Graduate School New York City University.  
Place:
Organisers: network participants from Copenhagen and Roskilde.

3. Meeting

Period: April 2012 organised by
Theme: Children's perspectives as part of conceptions about children's development  
Place: Villa Brevik Conference centre, Stockholm.
Organisers: network participants from Stockholm University.

4. Meeting

Period: December 2012
Theme: Everyday life in families as cultural practice
Inviting: Professor Hanne Haavind, Oslo University  
Place: Sole Hotel, Oslo
Organisers: Oslo University College

5. Meeting

Period: June 2013
Place: LO School Elsinore, Denmark
Theme: Focusing on children's perspectives in relation to professional support
Inviting: Profssor Anne Edwards, Department of Education, Oxford University
Form: a one day meeting for the Network and a two day PhD course
Organisers: network participants from Copenhagen and Roskilde, Denmark
  

6. Meeting

Period: October 2013
Theme: Creating a virtual PhD school program for research training in Researching Children’s Everyday Lives
Form: 2. day meeting planning the program for PhD
Place: Network participants from Stockholm University.
Organisers: Villa Brevik Conference centre Stockholm.