The promise of digital technology as a transformation agent in education: a promise met or missed? Derek Robertson: School of Education and Social Work, University of Dundee Abstract The past two decades have seen the rise of digital tools and spaces to the extent that their ubiquitous presence permeates many aspects of what happens in
Dr. Luis M. García López from the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain will be delivering a presentation on his recent research with primary and secondary teachers related to the application of the sport education model. Dr. López’s research interests are oriented towards model-based practice, especially those pedagogical models which are focused on moral development
Doing things Differently: creative visions for trying to do socially just educational research Meg Maguire, Centre for Public Policy Studies, King’s College London Abstract In this presentation I want to think about a set of issues involved in trying to do creative, inclusive and socially just education research. I will draw on two education research
The Call for Submissions for the World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting to be held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain from 1 to 3 July 2020 is now open. WERA is an association of major national, regional, and specialty education research associations dedicated to sharing scholarship, developing networks, and mutually supporting capacity building. The
The Estelle Brisard Award is made by SERA to an early career educational researcher for excellence and promise in their work. The deadline for submissions for this year’s award has now been extended until Friday 30th August, 2019 Further information about the award can be accessed from our website.
Registration is now open for the Scottish Learning Festival that takes place in Glasgow on the 25th and 26th September 2019 The Scottish Learning Festival (SLF) is the annual conference and exhibition for educational practitioners across Scotland and is completely free to attend. Organised by Education Scotland, SLF is the biggest professional learning event for
The University of Aberdeen’s School of Education hosted a day event on the 28th May organised by PhD student representatives from the SERA Research Students Group. The event targeted PhD students and early career researchers from across Scottish universities, aiming to enhance the research skills and knowledge of the participants. The one-day event was arranged
The Estelle Brisard Award is made by SERA to an early career educational researcher for excellence and promise in their work. We are now taking entries for this year’s award. Further information about the award can be accessed from our website. Please share our Estelle Brisard Award Flyer with any colleague whom you think may
Our colleagues at the Education in the North journal are at the early stages of preparing a special issue that will come out later this year. To this end, a call for papers is going out. For this edition the editorial team are particularly interested in, but not limiting their interest to, articles that deal
Professor Meg Maguire School of Education, Communication & Society, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy King’s College London Meg Maguire taught for many years in London schools and is Professor of Sociology of Education in the School of Education, Communication and Society at King’s College London. She is also a Visiting Professor at the
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