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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: How AI can enable informed dialogue, streamline communication, and bridge gaps, enhancing collaboration, autonomy, and equity in student-led initiatives. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/ai-informed-student-activism/

5 really helpful tips for completing your PhD - EERA Blog We asked PhD student Emily Dowdeswell for her top tips for students currently starting their doctoral journey

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: We all know that completing your PhD comes with real challenges. Emily Dowdeswell has helpful tips on taking care of yourself, not just your research! #EmergingResearchers #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/phd-during-covid-19/

Organising Global Conferences for Early Career Researchers - EERA Blog Dr Qureshi shares her top tips on organising global conferences for early career researchers - whether the event is online, offline or hybrid

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: From considering inclusivity to expecting the unexpected - preparing for an Early Researchers global conference takes a lot of work and thought - insight from former ERG lead Saneeya Qureshi #EERA_ERG #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/conferences-for-early-career-researchers/

The Swedish school system - Its problems and possible solutions - EERA Blog

Happy 5th birthday to us! To celebrate, we are sharing our 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟱 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 posts. Starting with this one, from former Director of Education for the Swedish National Agency of Education, Gunnar Iselau on the Swedish school system.
#EERA5for5 #EduSci
https://blog.eera-ecer.de/swedish-school-system/

Happy 5th Birthday #EERAblog! Thank you to the 170+ authors who have submitted to the EERA blog and the 80,000 visitors who engaged with the EERA family by reading, commenting and sharing. We're looking forward to an exciting 6th year. Join the conversation! #EduSci https://tinyurl.com/2fbmy2j4

Human Rights Law - The Speckled Bird of Educational Research? Professor Lundy on the importance of human rights law in educational research and the creation of children's rights policies.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: "Children's rights policy ... demands the researcher puts their gaze on the child's interests and entitlements (not just those of the school, teachers, or parents)." - #EERAblog #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/human-rights-in-educational-research/

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: How AI can enable informed dialogue, streamline communication, and bridge gaps, enhancing collaboration, autonomy, and equity in student-led initiatives. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/ai-informed-student-activism/

Working recently at the EERA Desk during ECER 2025 in Belgrade, we realized that many people have questions about what exactly ERC, ECER and EERA stand for and what role the Networks play. For answers to these questions (and more): https://tinyurl.com/4mfsnwvf

How Broadening Horizons leads to the Development of Intercultural Competences - EERA Blog Dr Maja Wenderlich on how education researchers can develop intercultural competences by broadening their horizons.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: "It is impossible to develop intercultural competences without experience with OTHERS. We will never know who we truly are without exposure to foreign cultures" - Dr Wenderlich #EERA_NW24 #EERA_ERG #ERG #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/intercultural-competences/

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Encouraging AI-informed student activism can create a more democratic, equitable, and peaceful world, ensuring education aligns with genuine student needs. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/ai-informed-student-activism/

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Encouraging AI-informed student activism can create a more democratic, equitable, and peaceful world, ensuring education aligns with genuine student needs. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/ai-informed-student-activism/

Fostering Cultural Creativity in Foreign Language Classrooms - EERA Blog How language activities can help students develop multicultural understanding - with practical tips for foreign language teachers.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: Education researcher Dilara Özel and English teacher Ayşegül Yurtsever explore activites in foreign language lessons to help students develop crosscultural understanding - with tips for foreign language teachers. #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/foreign-language-classrooms/

Enhancing School Leaders’ Digital Capacity in an Era of Change The digital transformation of education brings new challenges. Dr Kafa explores ways to enhance school leaders' digital capacities.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: For school leaders, digital capacity building in new digital educational development is crucial and necessary action must be taken, argues Dr Kafa on our blog. #EERA_NW26 #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/school-leaders-digital/

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XIV International Research-to-Practice Conference “School Education in the Digital Age: Key Trends and Challenges” Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan, 30-31 October 2025. Full information: https://beyim.edu.kz/conference

Warm congratulations to the #ECER2025 Best Poster Winners Sofia Marques da Silva and Sara Faria. Learn
about Sofia and Sara and the poster "Transitions From Higher Education to Low Density Areas: Graduates' Motivations For Returning And Impact On Their Home Communities": https://tinyurl.com/4s8fcp64

EERA would like to warmly congratulate the #ERC2025 Best Poster Award winner, Adriana Cunha (University of Minho, Portugal). You can learn more about Adriana and view her poster "Becoming a Teacher: Master Degree Students Reflecting on Their Learning Experience" here: https://rdar.li/vRBVAPn

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Policy language matters. When teaching is framed in transactional terms like “delivery,” “roll-outs,” “performance indicators”, we risk stripping away the complexity and creativity of professional learning, says Dr O'Donnell. #ECER2025 #EduSci

Decolonizing Knowledge: Undoing and Reconstructing how we Learn How can Western educational institutions give more recognition – and curriculum space – to non-Eurocentric perspectives and knowledge.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: Gaston Bacquet on the view that Western culture is somehow at the core of 'universal knowledge' and the need for undoing and reconstruction of how we learn @EERA_NW4 #EERA_NW7 #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/decolonizing-knowledge-undoing-and-reconstructing-how-we-learn/

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Business-style language like ‘delivery' and ‘roll-out' risks reducing education to transactions. A call to reclaim a richer educational discourse by Dr Ciara O'Donnell #ECER2025 #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/transactional-language-in-education-policy/

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EERA would like to warmly thank the 2486 participants, 793 reviewers, 920 chairpersons and the wonderful, welcoming local organisers and volunteers for an inspiring and fruitful #ECER2025. See you at #ECER2026 in Tampere!

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Confronting recent U.S. policy changes in higher education, Dr. Redman interprets transformative learning as a co-created journey of vulnerability, strength, and collective resistance. #ECER2025 #EduSci http://blog.eera-ecer.de/transformative-learning/

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Amid shifting U.S. policies that undermine sustainability and equity in education, Dr. Redman views transformative learning as a shared process of resilience, kinship, and resistance. #ECER2025 #EduSci http://blog.eera-ecer.de/transformative-learning/

https://blog.eera-ecer.de/transactional-language-in-education-policy/

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: Education reform deserves language that reflects its complexity. When policy borrows corporate vocabulary, we risk reducing teaching to a transaction rather than a deeply human, transformative process, says Dr O'Donnell. #ECER2025 #EduSci...

New on our blog: Using multimodal and narrative methods, this research creates heterotopic spaces where young men reflect on race, justice, and belonging. #ECER2025 #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/co-creating-narratives-with-black-caribbean-boys/

ECER 2025 Belgrade Keynote Speakers Aleksandar Baucal, Karin Doolan, Tünde Kovács Cerović, Gabi Lombardo, Ben Williamson and Pavel Zgaga with profile pictures.

#ECER2025 Belgrade Keynotes will be livestreamed on Wednesday, 10 September and Thursday, 11 September 11:00 – 12:00 (CEST). Click here for info on the speakers and their keynotes and the links to the livestreams
https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2025-belgrade/keynote-speakers

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: This project amplifies the voices of Black Caribbean boys who reimagine literature, race, and masculinity against deficit perspectives. #ECER2025 #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/co-creating-narratives-with-black-caribbean-boys/

Thank you to the #ECER2025 poster presenters and all those who visited the General Poster Session at the Kinoteka today for making it such a lively and interactive event.

Wonderful to see you all at the #ECER2025 Welcome Reception at Silosi last night, and to catch up with long-time colleagues and meet new ones.

ECER 2025 Belgrade Keynote Speakers Aleksandar Baucal, Karin Doolan, Tünde Kovács Cerović, Gabi Lombardo, Ben Williamson and Pavel Zgaga with profile pictures.

#ECER2025 Belgrade Keynotes will be livestreamed on Wednesday, 10 September and Thursday, 11 September 11:00 – 12:00 (CEST). Click here for info on the speakers and their keynotes and the links to the livestreams.
https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2025-belgrade/keynote-speakers