Network Activities

Jo Rose (co-convenor of Network 14) participated in a 2-day workshop on emergent research methods, run by the National Centre for Research Methods, 15-16 October in Manchester, UK. 

Laurence Lasselle (Link Convenor of Network 14) was invited to deliver a presentation on “The Role of Research in the Context of Small Schools” at the International Conference on Small Schools, held as part of Didacta Italia, Edizione Trentino in Riva del Garda in October 2025. The conference was co-organised by Giusy Cannella (INDIRE), co-Convenor of Network 14 and incoming Link Convenor of the Network 14.

As a member of the editorial board of the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, Laurence Lasselle (Network 14 Link Convenor) invited Network 14 session participants whose research focuses on rural education to consider submitting their work to the journal. 

Network 14 hosted two main online events in 2024-26. 

• At the Emerging Researchers event, co-hosted by Network 14 and the Emerging Researchers’ Group (ERG) in December 2025, participants had the opportunity to learn about the research of two fellow early-career scholars: Joshua Almes (Brown University, USA) and Althea Bianca Dal Ben (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy). Lisa (ERC Link Convenor) and Laurence Lasselle (Network 14 Link Convenor) also provided an overview of the submission process for ERC and ECER 2026 and shared guidance for prospective contributors. 
• Online event: Handbook on Geographies of Education in February 2026, participants had the opportunity to learn about the Handbook and its scope, hear insights from editors (Peter Kraft and Silvie Rita Kučerová, co-Convenor of Network 14) and two contributors, Kim Chi Tran and Achala Gupta and engage in discussions on spatial processes and education. 

Publications 

• Paper by Pedro Silva (co-convenor of Network 14): 'For a sociology of the school-family relationship' available at doi.org/10.1590/1984-0411.98366. 
• Co-authored publication by Jo Rose (co-convenor of Network 14): Cheung, R. and Rose, J. (2026). Agency in action: (Re)conceptualising parental action and decision-making in home education, in the context of Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory. Education Sciences, online first, special issue “Family and Community Engagement as Disruptive Forces for Change”. 
• Policy brief released by Laurence Lasselle (Link-convenor of Network 14): 'Potential pitfalls in the making on the way to 2030? Intersecting the Scottish and Australian experiences on fair access to HE' at zenodo.org/records/18741701 
• Two new 2 new EERA Network 14 blogs Silent heroes – Celebrating Peru’s Early Childhood Educators in times of crisis by Chambers (with NW10 Teacher Education Research) How a board game can help future teachers work better with parents by Zósfia Kocsis