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2026 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educational Research Book of the Year

Closes 22 Jul 2026

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

Right, what are we doing to help the children?

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Pracademics in transition: An arts-based exploration of the lived experience of second career academics

Second career academics, or ‘pracademics’ are ‘former or current practitioners who are now university academics’ (Dickinson et al., 2020, p. 290). They come from a wide variety of...

Call for Convenor: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Practitioner Research SIG

We are recruiting a SIG Convenor for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Practitioner Research SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years.  Role & responsibilities of SIG Convenors: Plan & oversee SIG activities,...

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Bites, issue 14: Rethinking primary education through pedagogical innovation & wellbeing

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Bites

The educational imperatives of our time have led to major curriculum reviews in all four nations of the UK. Common themes across these curriculum reforms include a shift in focus from knowledge to...

What is Educational Research?

The significance of educational research lies in its capacity to generate robust, evidence-based insights that can inform educational policy development, support effective teaching practice, and...

Ethical Dilemmas in Educational Research

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Case Studies for Researchers by Researchers

Secondary school teachers’ preparedness to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into their practice

BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant Research Reports

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in education – ranging from large language models to adaptive learning platforms – raises pressing questions about teacher...

Exiting the field: Reflections on research departures and lingering questions

Several years after ‘finishing’ collecting data for my ethnographic case study, I still can’t think about leaving the field without worrying about my exit. In 2020 I began my Education PhD,...

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog: Highlights of 2025

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog end of year highlights

Snow-dusted salutations and tinsel-tinged tidings to all our readers, authors, curators and guest editors around the globe. In this, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog’s tenth anniversary year, I look back over the...

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Guide to Practitioner Research

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Guides: Critical Insights into Educational Research and Practice

Developing Professional Knowledge in Educational Research and Practice

So what? What next? Reflections on education from across the four nations and beyond

10 years of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog

As two of the editors of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog, we have curated this series of 10 posts to celebrate one decade of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog. As we mark this milestone, we recognise the importance of spaces such as...