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2026 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Educational Research Book of the Year

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: ½¿É«µ¼º½ Practitioner Research SIG

We are recruiting a SIG Convenor for the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Practitioner Research SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years.  Role & responsibilities of SIG Convenors: Plan & oversee SIG activities,...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Bites, issue 14: Rethinking primary education through pedagogical innovation & wellbeing

½¿É«µ¼º½ 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

½¿É«µ¼º½ 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 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog: Highlights of 2025

½¿É«µ¼º½ 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 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog’s tenth anniversary year, I look back over the...

The ½¿É«µ¼º½ Guide to Practitioner Research

The ½¿É«µ¼º½ 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 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog

As two of the editors of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog, we have curated this series of 10 posts to celebrate one decade of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog. As we mark this milestone, we recognise the importance of spaces such as...