Global Educational Research Review

The Global Educational Research Review (GERR) is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing innovative and rigorous research in education and religious education. With its dual focus, GERR advances interdisciplinary insights through Integrative Education, a holistic approach integrating intellectual, moral, social, and cultural dimensions. By addressing shared challenges, GERR promotes values education to shape character, citizenship, and interfaith understanding across diverse global contexts. It actively seeks contributions worldwide from researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners to enrich the discourse on global educational challenges.

Aims

GERR aims to advance the fields of education and religious education by providing a platform for rigorous and innovative research in Integrative Education. While maintaining distinct focuses on education and religious education as separate disciplines, GERR also explores their intersections. Specific aims include:

• Investigating the integration of values education in shaping character development, fostering citizenship, and promoting interfaith understanding across diverse educational systems.
• Exploring innovative practices and addressing shared challenges to create opportunities for holistic human development, emphasizing harmony between intellectual moral, and social growth through Integrative Education.
• Contributing to global educational discourse by examining comparative and cross-cultural approaches to Integrative Education within diverse cultural and spiritual contexts.

Scope

GERR publishes research under the following thematic areas:

1. Education and Educational Innovation

   • Curriculum and pedagogical development.
   • Educational technology and digital transformation.
   • Policy and institutional reforms in secular education systems.

2. Religious Education and Faith-Based Practices

   • Faith-based pedagogies and moral education.
   • Interfaith education initiatives.
   • The role of religion in shaping educational outcomes and systems.

3. Intersections of Education, Religious Education, and Values Education

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

Methodological and Theoretical Approaches

GERR supports diverse methodological approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and theoretical frameworks. The journal also welcomes alternative paradigms and cross-cultural perspectives that challenge established norms in education and religious studies.

Publication Categories

To provide flexibility and depth, GERR publishes:

• Research articles, including primary and secondary research.
• Secondary research such as Systematic Reviews (SR), Meta-Analyses, Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR), Scoping Reviews, Integrative Reviews, and Bibliometric Analyses.
• Special issues on timely and emerging topics.