The conference “Reflective Educational Research: Ideas from PhD Researchers” is happy to invite all doctoral and early researchers in the broad field of Educational Research and related areas to participate in the call for proposal for its second edition.
As part of the ongoing development of the Educational Research field, the doctoral researcher plays an indispensable role in pushing the frontiers of knowledge with forward-thinking and well-rounded research projects, as well as in the rejuvenation of academic thinking with fresh ideas and new experiences. At the same time, the reflective processes undertaken throughout the research journey is of immense value for the PhD community for its continuous learning and development.
Thus, the aim of the conference is to provide a space for PhD researchers to share ideas, provide a nurturing space for debating how to move from early ideas to mature projects and allow for networking between PhD scholars who share similar interests. The conference is intended to foster the exchange of experiences and personal-research stories and, by doing so, to create a supportive academic community of peers for the learning process that we are all going through.
The conference is focused on unique reflective pieces that may be research experiences or research-informed personal learning processes that could enlighten the journey of the fellow PhD researchers. In that sense, the conference is intended to be a hub for in-development new ideas and shared experiences and to be a peer-led space to foster academic and personal encounters with fellow doctoral researchers.
Although we are mindful of all the interesting topics in Educational Research, the aim of this conference is to step away from our own specific areas of interest and move into a common space for shared reflection. As such, at this conference you should be able to find insightful discussions of issues that we all can relate to as academic researchers.
To that end, we offer not typical research themes but we suggest discussion spotlights. Following the idea of enabling a space for reflecting on our research practices, insights and challenges, we invite academics to frame their proposals within our broad suggestions, as they encapsulate shared aspects of research where everyone can reflect upon beyond their own research topics.
As an ongoing process of constructing and reconstructing a doctoral research project, we would like to highlight unfinished thoughts and ideas that are deemed valuable for the larger academic community; therefore, it is not expected that any submitted proposal is completely sorted out and perfect, but that reflects the changing and evolving dynamics of doctoral research.