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Challenging the rise of transactional language in educational policy
12 September 2025, 9:00 am
Dr. Ciara O' Donnell

Education reform deserves language that reflects its complexity. When policy borrows the vocabulary of markets and business, we risk reducing teaching to a transaction rather than a deeply human, transformative process.

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Transformative learning in educational sustainability as collective resilience and resistance
10 September 2025, 9:00 am
Dr Erin Redman

In response to recent U.S. policy shifts that threaten equity and sustainability in higher education, Dr. Erin Redman reflects on transformative learning as a collective act of resilience and resistance.

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We Are the Storytellers: Co-Creating Counternarratives with Black Caribbean Boys
08 September 2025, 9:00 am
Keisha-Ann Stewart

Using multimodal and narrative methods, this research creates heterotopic spaces where young men reflect on race, justice, and belonging. It challenges dominant narratives while centring student voices as acts of resistance.

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Making Sense of Data: AI-based NLP Tools for Education Research
05 September 2025, 9:00 am
Prof.Dr.Ergul Demir

While many educational researchers could benefit from the use of AI-based NLP tools for data analysis, what do they have to know about these tools, and how can they be used effectively and ethically?

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News

21.08.2025
We would like to respond to requests for updates on the situation. While we understand the concern about this development, the Local Committee in Belgrade and EERA both feel that the conference can proceed as planned.
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19.06.2025
EERA works for and strengthens the mutual exchange on research for the benefit of education of our respective societies and for what we feel are our joint European values. It represents a large and international community that will be concerned that these values are upheld also in Serbia. A working democracy requires strong and functional institutions that have the welfare of its citizens as their main priority. The peaceful student demonstrations in Serbia, advocating for democracy, freedom of speech and control of corruption, represent core European values.
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19.05.2025
EERA is dedicated to communicating as truthfully, ethically and respectfully as possible. Unfortunately, the social media platform X (Twitter) has increasingly proven to be a platform noted for disseminating misinformation and disinformation as well as allowing hate speech and harmful rhetoric.
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19.03.2025
We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the events in Ukraine and would like to extend our sincere support, sympathy and solidarity to all those whose lives are impacted.
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19.03.2024
Interested in hosting an EERA Summer School? EERA Council is currently looking for a host for the EERA Summer School 2027 -2028. The EERA Summer School is a joint project of EERA and the hosting institution.
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