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(E)merging Into a New Future: Michael Schratz Retires

Michael Schratz, dean of the School of Education at the University of Innsbruck and head coordinator of the EDiTE project, retired on 29.09.2017. The whole day was dedicated to get a glimpse into Michael`s academic work, as well as his fruitful collaborations with schools in Innsbruck and around the world. In the morning, three schools […]

Edutainment: Lecture on Museums as Places for Lifelong Learning

As primarily places of art and culture, museums are often disregarded in regards to their potential of being powerful learning environments. The general role of the museums today is to mainly cater service to society unlike in the past when they were protagonists of power and wealth accumulation. Yet, from the educationalist point of view, […]

Breaking the Walls Between Scientific Disciplines

Located in the Leopold Park in Brussels, Belgium, House of European History is a significant landmark for history of science. It is the place where Marie Skłodowska Curie met with other scientists in the early years of 1900s to present and discuss their research results and implications. These gatherings known as the Solvay Conferences, as […]

Equity and Europeanisation: EDiTE at ÖFEB-Kongress

Inclusion in education is a very important discussion in Austria today and this was also the main topic of this years’ ÖFEB-Kongress in Feldkirch, Austria. The ÖFEB-Kogress is the biggest educational research conference in Austria and it takes place every two years. This year, the conference happened between September 19-22 under the joint organisation of […]

EARLI and JURE 2017 Conference in Tampere

EDiTE was present at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) conference which took place from 26 August to 2 September at the University of Tampere in Finland. EARLI is an international scientific community aiming to promote an active research culture in the field of learning and instruction. The biannual conference attracts […]

EDiTE at ECER 2017

European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) is one of the main events in Europe that gathers educational researchers across disciplines and contexts and satisfies a wide range of different tastes. As such, ECER 2017 in Copenhagen was a great opportunity for EDiTE Early Stage Researchers to offer a flavour of their culinary skills as well […]

EDiTE Conference Volume: European Perspectives in Transformative Education

It is with great pleasure that we announce the edited conference volume, “European Perspectives in Transformative Education,” which is a result of the international conference, held in Wrocław, on June 19th–June 20th. The conference and this publication are an integral part of the European Doctorate in Teacher Education (EDiTE) project. In this volume you will find both individually and collectively […]

EDiTE at the EERA Summer School 2017

EDiTE was present at the European Educational Research Association (EERA) Summer School on ‘Methods and Methodology in Educational Research’, co-organised by the Johannes Kepler University of Linz and the Federal Institute for Education Research, Innovation and Development of the Austrian School System (BIFIE), which took place from 10 – 14 July 2017 in Linz, Austria. […]