About
Network 8: Gender and Education
The aim of the NERA Gender and Education network is to promote and develop discussions within research on gender and education in the Nordic countries. Our interest is in theoretical and empirical as well as methodological issues. By organising meetings and sessions in connection to NERA’s annual congresses, the network serves as a meeting place for researchers and doctoral students within the field of gender and education. By use of its website and e-mail-list, the network also provides information on events – such as conferences – and members in order to further contacts and facilitate the exchange of information between our members and also, between our members and any others interested in Nordic gender research.
Taking a long view, our wish is for the network also to become a meeting place for gender researchers between congresses. The exchange of ideas and information has proved crucial for the development of Nordic educational gender research. Historically, this research has developed in the Nordic countries through a close interchange of knowledge between researchers in the area. The network hope to further such an exchange in the future by organising active researchers from different parts of the Nordic countries.