Rethinking ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives
In this Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog Special Issue, guest editors Martina Dickson and Saima Salehjee critically consider ‘girls into STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, debating...
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A Special Issue of the Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog is a collection of between six and eight articles (including an editorial) on a particular theme. With over 50 Special Issues published to date, you will find articles on a diverse range of topics related to educational research.
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Key changes to SEND in England in the 2026 schools white paper
The publication of the Department for Education’s 2026 schools white paper Every child achieving and thriving marked a significant turning point in the reform of special educational needs and...
The right to education for forcibly displaced people: Exploring ideas on participation, connectedness and technology
This Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog Special Issue responds to a critical moment in the world’s history marked by a series of interconnected and overlapping global crises. The hallmarks of this are armed conflicts on...
Refugee education: Challenging stereotypes and deficiency approaches
This Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog Special Issue grows out of the distinct yet shared lived experiences of its authors. Each of us has witnessed how, across the UK and Europe, refugee education is too often shaped by...
The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland
What if the most important room in a school isn’t a classroom, but the one that unlocks every other door to learning? In schools with well-funded and professionally staffed libraries, student...
Relationship-centred pedagogies: The route to ‘education for all’
This Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog special issue responds to increasing concerns around school exclusions that have risen to almost 1 million in England and a government announcement in 2024 to phase out ‘cruel...
Far away from the ivory tower
This special issue shares findings from research supported by a Â鶹ÒùÔº Brian Simon fellowship fund grant to do historical educational research to explore the impact of higher education (HE) on...
Flipping the deficit narrative: Working-class people in UK higher education
Working-class people in UK higher education (UKHE) have historically been viewed through the lens of deficit (Crew, 2024), amid a shifting and transient understanding of what it means to be...
Reimagining a just early childhood education and care sector in England: Voices from the margins
This special issue arose from critical dialogue about injustice in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector in England between diverse people engaged in practice, research and...
Seeking a new paradigm for antiracist multicultural education
English society and its education system have been through several phases of multicultural education. The current context for race, racism and hope education was discussed by Vini Lander in her...
Should I stay or should I go? International perspectives on workload intensification and teacher wellbeing
This special issue of the Â鶹ÒùÔº Blog introduces research-informed articles addressing teachers’ work and wellbeing across seven national/regional education systems: Scotland; England; Wales;...
The place of the EdD in personal and professional transformation
This special issue explores the value of the professional doctorate in education (EdD) journey and the sources of motivation for individuals pursuing their doctoral research based on their...
