The annual conference of Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA) will be held on March 10th to 12th at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Campus Tromsø (see more: https://site.uit.no/nera2027/)
As part of the conference, the Social Pedagogy Network will organize paper sessions around social pedagogical questions. As coordinators for the Social Pedagogy Network, we welcome you to submit an abstract and share your research or fieldwork experiences connected to social pedagogy. It is also possible to present a poster. In addition to the paper sessions and poster presentations, the network welcomes suggestions for symposia, roundtable discussions, and workshops.
The Conference has an overall theme of “Navigating Change, Risk and Resilience in Uncertain Times”. Presentations in the Social Pedagogy Network can, but don’t need to, address the theme. However, they are expected to connect to social pedagogy as a discipline or a field of practice. They can explore questions related to, e.g., life-changing opportunities for people in vulnerable positions, ways to fight marginalization, perspectives on integration and emancipation of young people, new approaches to wellbeing in schools, etc.
Online submission for the abstracts will be open from October 1st to November 3rd 2026: https://site.uit.no/nera2027/abstracts-and-presentations/
You are welcome to join our social pedagogical community!
The coordinating team:
Anna-Lena Borg (Sweden) anna-lena.borg@hv.se
Hanne Meyer-Johansen (Denmark) hj@kp.dk
Elina Nivala (Finland) elina.nivala@uef.fi
Amela Pacuka (Norway) apac@oslomet.no