The WERA Congress 2027 will be held from 22–24 June 2027 at the University of Deusto, Bilbao, with a pre-conference on 21 June.
The World Education Research Association (WERA) invites submissions for papers, posters, and symposia for the WERA Congress to be held from 22-24 June 2027, with a pre-conference on 21 June, at the University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain. WERA is an association of major national, regional, and specialty education research associations dedicated to sharing scholarship, developing networks, mutually supporting capacity building, and promoting the use and application of education research around the world. WERA aims to undertake initiatives that are global in nature and thus transcend what any one association can accomplish in its own country, region, or area of specialization. WERA also includes individual and institutional member affiliates.
Scholars and advanced graduate students with a worldwide perspective in education research are encouraged to submit papers, posters, and symposia to the WERA Congress 2027.
Keep track of the key milestones for abstract submission and review.
Approximately 500 words, plus a 150-word abstract suitable for publication.
Visual presentations of research findings, with a summary of up to 500 words.
International, comparative or worldwide perspectives with 3–5 papers.
The scope of the WERA Congress is wide in its reach to include studies under this overarching theme across the life span from early learning to workforce and adult education, and that take place in formal and informal contexts of education and learning. The emphasis of the Congress is on papers, posters, and symposia with a lens that is worldwide in perspective. In general, the WERA Congress seeks to feature research that is comparative, cross-cultural, international, or transnational in conceptualization, scope, or design.
Paper and poster submissions need to meet these criteria; symposia submissions can include papers from single sites or countries if the presentations combined are from different countries, and the aims of the symposium are anchored in worldwide or global issues. Papers, posters, and symposia submissions are encouraged to synthesize knowledge worldwide over the last decade and anticipate future research trends and directions. Otherwise, there is no restriction on the education research topics appropriate for consideration, although priority will be given to submissions that focus on research and findings addressing significant trends, issues, and challenges worldwide.
Proposal Information/
Research Questions /
Theoretical Approach
250 words
Methods
100 words
Conclusion & Findings/
Scientific Significance
150 words
UP TO 10 REFERENCES
150-WORD ABSTRACT
For multiply-authored papers: the first author of the paper is responsible for submission, even if that individual is not the paper presenter.
Proposal Information/
Research Questions /
Theoretical Approach
250 words
Methods
100 words
Conclusion & Findings/
Scientific Significance
150 words
UP TO 10 REFERENCES
150-WORD ABSTRACT
Symposium abstract maximum
250 words
Summary for each presentation/paper
150 words
Maximum references per presentation
10 references
3-5 PAPERS
+ chair
+ discussant
A symposium provides opportunities to examine a specific education research problem or topic through an international, comparative, or worldwide lens.
Keep track of the key milestones for abstract submission and review.
23:59 CET
Acceptance decisions announced
Accepted presenters must register
Worldwide significance of the research questions
Soundness of the methodology
Appropriateness of the methods to the research questions
Importance of the findings
Logic and clarity of conclusions and implications
