Category - News & Events

Submissions for ESAI Conference 2024

Please note that submissions are now closed. The closing date for submission of proposals for the ESAI Conference 2024 was November 19th, 2023. The details of the Call for Proposals may be accessed here. All abstracts should be...

Curriculum Studies SIG: Roundtable Event

The Curriculum Studies Special Interest Group will hold a round table discussion on Monday 23 October. It will be a space where policy, practice and research come together in unique and innovative ways. When: Monday, October 23...

Invitation to: Comprehensives event in DCU, All Hallows

But that’s a whole other story: the five Protestant Comprehensives, their origins, and early and contemporary stories in Irish and European policy contexts You are invited to a seminar, co-hosted by the Church of Ireland...

ESAI Conference 2024 – Call for proposals

The ESAI Annual Conference 2024, an important event for the educational research community in Ireland and beyond, will be held at Maynooth University from Thursday, April 4th to Saturday, April 6th. We’re pleased to announce a...

Critical and Feminist Special Interest Group (C&F ESAI SIG)

What the Critical and Feminist (C&F) Research Policy Analysis Stands For In 2021 UNESCO published the International Commission on the Futures of Education report, Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for...

Evidence-Informed Educational Policy and Practice SIG

Governments and supranational organizations are increasingly adopting approaches to enhance decision-making processes in publicly funded entities, including education. One prominent approach is to provide stakeholders, such as...

FETSIG (Further Education and Training SIG)

The FETSIG (Further Education and Training Special Interest Group) includes members from the HEIFET Forum who will provide the capability and capacity for research in FET settings and research on teaching adults that will be...

Curriculum Studies Special Interest Group

ESAI Curriculum Studies Special Interest Group Curriculum Studies SIG Maynooth University in collaboration with colleagues in Dublin City University (DCU), University of Limerick (UL), Mary Immaculate College, and Trinity College...

ESAI Annual Conference 2023 – a review

ESAI Conference 2023  took place in Belfast from March 30th to April 1st 2023 at Stranmillis University College . This was the first face-to-face conference since 2019 with over two hundred delegates in attendance. The...

The International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Dublin, Ireland from January 9-12, 2024   The International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Congress will be hosted by...

ESAI Environmental Sustainability Statement

  The Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) embraces and promotes environmental protection and sustainability in all of its activities. As part of ESAI’s commitment to reduce its environmental impact, the Irish...

ESAI Conference 2023- Venue Updates

Stranmillis University College, Belfast   The ESAI 2023 Conference is being held in Belfast and hosted by Stranmillis University College. Stranmillis University College has a long-established heritage and reputation for...

ESAI Early Career Researcher Award 2023

The ESAI Early Career Researcher Award celebrates an outstanding conference paper and presentation by an early career researcher presented at the annual ESAI Conference. The ESAI has established this award to celebrate the...

Keynote speakers at ESAI Conference 2023

ESAI welcomes three keynote speakers to its Annual Conference, March 30th to April 1st 2023 at Stranmillis University College, Belfast. Joanne Hughes is Professor of Education in the School of Social Sciences, Education and...

ESAI Conference Registration 2023

Conference Registration Registration for ESAI Conference 2023 is available through the online submission system. Rates are as follows: Conference fee: €90 Conference for Early Career Researchers: €45 Conference &...

Call for proposals

Call for Proposals 2023 – now closed All abstracts should be submitted via our online abstract submission system. The system will close on Friday, 6 January 2023. Please note information about (1) Structure of Abstracts...

Announcing the venue for ESAI Conference 2023!

ESAI is delighted to announce that the ESAI  Conference 2023 will take place in Belfast from March 30th to April 1st 2023 at Stranmillis University College. This will be the first face-to-face conference since 2019 and we look...

Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference

The SERA Annual Conference (23-25 November 2022) will be hosted at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Ayr Campus.  ESAI members are invited to share their insights under the theme of Reconnecting educational...

ESAI Early Career Researcher Award (ECR) 2022

ESAI is delighted to introduce the inaugural ESAI ECR Award 2022. ESAI recognises the significant contribution that early career researchers make to educational knowledge and practice, both here at home on the island of Ireland...

ESAI Lifetime Achievement Award 2022: Elizabeth Oldham

ESAI is delighted to present the Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 to Elizabeth Oldham for her contribution to the Association and the wider field of research in education. Elizabeth Oldham was brought up in England by Irish...