Call for Co-Editors: DEC Monograph Series – Issue 2

Call for Co-Editors: DEC Monograph Series – Issue 2

May 2026 - October 2027

Wellbeing and Burnout in the EI/ECSE Workforce

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) invites applications for Co-Editors for Issue 2 of the DEC Monograph Series. This issue will focus on: Wellbeing and Burnout in the Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) Workforce

EI/ECSE professionals across roles (e.g., practitioners, administrators, service coordinators, paraprofessionals, faculty, and allied health providers) are facing increased stress, burnout, and workforce instability. This monograph will explore systemic contributors to burnout and spotlight equitable, innovative, and sustainable solutions to support workforce wellbeing.

Co-Editors will serve from approximately May 2026–October 2027, with part-time appointment options (25% or 50% of typical co-editor responsibilities).

About the DEC Monograph Series

The DEC Monograph Series provides accessible, practice-forward, equity-centered resources for individuals supporting young children with disabilities (birth–age 8) and their families.

Relaunched in 2025, the series continues DEC’s commitment to:

• Elevating emerging and applied knowledge

• Addressing critical field needs

• Advancing equitable publishing practices

• Aligning content and process with the DEC Racial Equity Point of View (RE POV)

Monograph Issue 2 Focus

Issue 2 will center on research, practice, and systems-change perspectives related to EI/ECSE workforce wellbeing and burnout. Potential topic areas include:

• Systemic and organizational contributors to burnout

• Policy conditions affecting workforce stability

• Preparation and induction approaches that promote resilience and wellbeing

• Equity considerations related to race, disability, identity, and workplace context

• Family and caregiver perspectives linked to workforce challenges and wellbeing

• Multidisciplinary team collaboration and shared-care models of prevention and intervention

• Innovations in leadership, supervision, and workplace climate

• Approaches that move beyond individual coping strategies to structural solutions

Support for Monograph Co-Editors

Co-Editors receive support from:

• The DEC Executive Office

• Copy-editing assistance

• DEC Editorial Fellow

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants may bring a range of lived and professional experiences, including:

• Lived disability experience

• Lived experience as a family member/caregiver of a child who recently received EI/ECSE services

• Current professional role supporting young children with disabilities and their families (e.g., EI/ECSE provider, educator, coach, PD/TA provider, administrator, allied health professional, faculty)

Individual and team submissions are welcome. Each applicant must submit their own letter.

DEC Membership

• You do not need to be a current member to apply but you must be/become a CEC/DEC member if selected.

Successful Letters of Interest

Successful Letters of Interest will include: 

• A reflective explanation of your background, experiences, and identities (e.g., disability status, race, gender) and how these shape your editorial perspective

• Strengths in collaboration, communication, and mentoring

• Tasks you are most comfortable leading, such as:

  • Refining the editorial vision

  • Developing and sharing the Call for Articles

  • Recruiting authors and reviewers

  • Assigning and managing peer reviews

  • Communicating decisions with authors

  • Overseeing revisions and visual content

  • Working with the editorial fellow

  • Promoting the monograph post-publication

For applicants holding doctoral degrees in EI/ECSE, Special Education, or related fields, please also include:

• A proposed monograph title for Issue 2 and an abbreviated Call for Articles (150 – 250 words) that represents your vision for the issue. For team submissions, the title and call may be identical across letters.

• A description of scholarship, conceptual frameworks, and/or theoretical lenses that informs your approach to editing the publication. 

• Ideas for implementing the DEC RE POV within the monograph’s policies and practices as well as ideas for new ways to make sure the monograph addresses: equitable content, inequities in scholarship/research, diverse community engagement (e.g. in roles of authors, reviewers, readers), and more inclusive and equitable publishing experiences.

For all other applicants please also include:

• A proposed monograph title for Issue 2 and an abbreviated Call for Articles (150 – 250 words) that represents your vision for the issue. For team submissions, the title and call may be identical across letters.

• A description of your vision for the monograph.

• Optional: You may submit your Letter of Interest as a video instead of a written document.  

Submission Deadline & Proposed Timeline

Please complete this form Tuesday, May 28th, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

If you have questions or need support crafting and submitting your paper, please contact Lori Erbrederis Meyer, PhD: Lori.Meyer@uvm.edu

Proposed Timeline: The editorial team will be determined two weeks after submissions close. The proposed rollout of the DEC Monograph Series Issue 2 is October 2027.