About

The Global Educational Research Review (GERR) is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing rigorous research in education and religious education. Its editorial orientation, Integrative Education, emphasizes connections among learning, knowledge, values, and intellectual, moral, social, cultural, and spiritual development. The journal welcomes studies in either area and at their intersections, across religious and nonreligious contexts. It invites researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide to submit contributions that advance educational scholarship and inform policy and practice.

Aims

GERR aims to advance education and religious education through rigorous research, with particular attention to integrative perspectives on learning, values, and human development. It welcomes context-specific and comparative studies from all regions that engage international scholarship and explain the relevance and limits of their contributions for an international readership. Specific aims include:

• Investigating the relationships among values education, character development, citizenship, and interfaith understanding across diverse educational systems.
• Exploring educational innovation and its implications for intellectual, moral, social, and cultural development.
• Advancing theoretical, comparative, and cross-cultural understanding of education, religious education, and their intersections.

Scope

GERR publishes research in education and religious education under the following thematic areas:

• Education and Educational Innovation

  • Curriculum and pedagogical development.
  • Educational technology and digital transformation.
  • Educational policy, leadership, and institutional development.

• Religious Education and Faith-Based Practices

  • Religious education, including Islamic education, and faith-based pedagogies.
  • Interfaith education initiatives.
  • The role of religion in shaping educational outcomes and systems.

• Intersections of Education, Religious Education, and Values Education

  • The integration of values education into approaches to character development and citizenship education.
  • Comparative studies of secular and faith-based educational systems.
  • The role of values education in promoting interfaith understanding and coexistence in multicultural societies.

Research Approaches

Article Types

GERR publishes three article types:

• Research articles: Original empirical studies using primary or secondary data, including case studies, that contribute to educational knowledge, policy, or practice.
• Conceptual articles: Original theoretical or philosophical analyses that develop, refine, or critically examine concepts, frameworks, or arguments relevant to the journal's scope.
• Review articles: Critical examinations of existing research, including systematic, scoping, and integrative reviews, meta-analyses, and bibliometric studies, with transparent selection and analytical procedures and clear contributions to educational scholarship.