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EERA and Springer Publications' book series "Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research": VOLUME 09: "Educational Implications of Artistic Practice: Permeating Practices and Discourses". Editors: Luis S. Villacañas-de-Castro, Miguel Corella-Lacasa https://tinyurl.com/4d34dtav
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Symposia can be a powerful tool for inclusive, international research — but only if we're intentional about who's in the room. EERA Network 22 reflects on a decade of collaboration at ECER. #EdSci #ECER2026 https://blog.eera-ecer.de/inclusion-higher-education-research/
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: What can PE teachers in Finland learn from colleagues in Portugal? A new EERA seminar series is creating space for cross-border dialogue to reshape physical education across Europe. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/cross-border-pe-curriculum-project/
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Is physical education working for everyone? Researchers from 13 European countries are rethinking PE curriculum for a more inclusive future in a new EERA-funded seminar series. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/cross-border-pe-curriculum-project/
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: How do racialised women navigate European academia shaped by colonial legacies? A new transnational study reveals patterns of exclusion—and powerful strategies of resistance & solidarity. https://blog.eera-ecer.de/racialised-women-in-academia/ #EduSci
The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗱𝘀𝗮𝗺 is seeking a candidate with a background in sociology, educational science, political science, psychology, or related disciplines for a 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (100%, 3 years, renewable). Application deadline: 15 August. Full info: https://tinyurl.com/4scprkvx
EERA Summer School 2026, "On Comparison in Education and Educational Research", hosted by the Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. 43 participants from 19 countries, 5 days of keynotes, workshops and peer group discussions. Warm thanks to 3 keynote speakers, 15 tutors, and the participants.
Did you know that in its first five years the 𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟰𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀, 𝟴𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! #EduSci #EERAblog https://blog.eera-ecer.de/contributing-to-the-eera-blog/
We would like to warmly congratulate Samira Hasanzade, the winner of the ERC 2025 Best Paper Award. Learn more about Samira and her paper "Silent Path to Peace Exploring Peace Education through an Intercultural Art-Based Workshop". https://tinyurl.com/4e7yzy6x
We regret to announce that, due to a family health matter, Sotiria Grek is no longer able to deliver her keynote address at ECER 2026, Tampere. We are grateful for her planned contribution and extend our very best wishes to Sotiria and her family.
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: In a study, over 110 student and in-service teachers played the game to improve school-family partnerships, leading to improved attitudes toward parent engagement, better communication skills, and insights beyond theoretical teaching....
#ERC at #ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Richard Budd's Keynote "Making Space for Socially Just Academic Practice" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/emerging-researchers-conference/erc-keynote-speaker-richard-budd
#ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Jan Masschelein's Keynote "The study journey as adventurous fieldwork: Regenerating an old form of education research" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-programme/keynote-speakers/jan-masschelein
#ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Peter Kraftl's Keynote "(Re)thinking why matter matters in mainstream and alternative education spaces" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-programme/keynote-speakers/peter-kraftl
#ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Pigga Keskitalo's Keynote "Ecologies of Knowledge and the Future of Teaching: Sámi Education in Times of Transition" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-programme/keynote-speakers/pigga-keskitalo
#ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Hannu L.T. Heikkinen's Keynote "Reclaiming Truth in the Age of Hypernarrativity" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-programme/keynote-speakers/hannu-heikkinen
#ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Sotiria Grek's Keynote "Contestations and Transformations: charting the past, present and future imaginaries of knowledge for policy in education" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-programme/keynote-speakers/sotiria-grek
#ECER2026 Tampere. Learn about Radhika Gorur's Keynote "Beyond Impact: Responsible Knowing and Acting in Education Research" #EduSci https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/ecer-programme/keynote-speakers/radhika-gorur
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Melissa Lynch's educational journey shapes her research and provides personal insight into the necessity to go beyond financial aid to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education. https://blog.eera-ecer.de/barriers-to-education/ #EduSci
ERC at #ECER2026 "𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩". Learn about the Emerging Researchers' Conference Keynote Speaker Richard Budd. https://tinyurl.com/y3pmt2tp
#ECER2026 Tampere "𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩" Learn about the 7 ECER Keynote Speakers: Katja Brøgger, Radhika Gorur, Sotiria Grek, Hannu Heikkinen, Pigga Keskitalo, Peter Kraftl, and Jan Masschelein. https://tinyurl.com/49kssmtv
Representatives from EERA's 34 Networks and the Emerging Researchers' Group last week at the annual Network Seminar in Berlin. Topics discussed included open access strategies for publishing educational research, ECER statistics, Network developement, AI, ethical conduct and #ECER2026 Tampere.
NW 23 Policy Studies and Politics of Education is organising a two-part online panel on digital governance of education. Part One "𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿" will take place 𝟭𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬 (𝗖𝗘𝗧). Full info and to register: https://tinyurl.com/4ausfc7m
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴: Young children deserve more than a token seat at the table. Our new Everyday Model of Children's Participation shows how participation rights can be woven into everyday teaching, turning principles into practice. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/childrens-participation/
#ECER2026 Tampere "𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩", 17 - 21 August. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲. https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2026-tampere/registration-and-fees
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: An emerging researcher reflects on what intercultural education research demands of us: critical awareness, transparency, and a commitment to amplifying marginalised voices. #EduSci #ECER2025 https://blog.eera-ecer.de/intercultural-approaches-to-education/
"𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲", hosted by Breda University of Applied Sciences and the University of Central Florida. Breda, Netherlands, 19-20 October 2026. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Full info: https://aiforall.ucf.edu/teachwithai/europe/
𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 "𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲: 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻". 15-18 October 2026, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹. Info: https://tinyurl.com/3rpk6mt2
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Welsh researchers introduce the Everyday Model of Children's Participation – a framework to help educators turn children's participation rights from aspiration into daily practice. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/childrens-participation/
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: How teacher protests for higher salaries combined with student anger over a national tragedy, leading to a remarkable show of cross-generational solidarity, and a movement for broader social change. https://blog.eera-ecer.de/teacher-protest-in-serbia/ #EduSci