Educational Space Responding to Social Transformations: Learning Environments and the Changing Conditions of Education Research
NW 06 Open Learning: Media, Environments and Cultures
In the face of accelerating social transformations—ranging from technological disruption and environmental crises to demographic shifts and global pandemics—education systems are increasingly called upon to create resilient, inclusive, and future-oriented learning spaces (Bautista & López-Costa, 2025). In response a rethinking of the interrelation of pedagogy, space, technology, and community is occurring, with Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs) emerging as a key conceptualisation of this change. Rather than focusing solely on content delivery, ILEs seek to establish holistic ecosystems in which teachers and students actively co-construct knowledge, supported by adaptive environments and collaborative cultures (OECD, 2013; Dumont, Istance & Benavides, 2010). We refer to this further development using the term “Educational Space.”
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