Wales Journal of Education

Platinum open access, double-blind peer reviewed journal publishing national and international research on education policy and practice. Published by the University of Wales Press.

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Featured Articles

Moira Hulme, Lisa Taylor, Paul McFlynn

Devolved education policymaking in the UK: a four jurisdictions perspective

Siân Lloyd Williams, Gwilym Sion ap Gruffudd, Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones

Datblygiad Addysg Gymraeg ers Datganoli

Andrew James Davies, Alexandra Morgan, Mark Connolly, Emmajane Milton

Education in Wales since Devolution: Three Waves of Policy, and the Pressing and Reoccurring Challenge of Implementation

Matt Hutt, Kelly Smith, Ken Jones

Professional learning in education: policy and practice in Wales since devolution

Kevin Smith

Reconceptualising Curriculum in a new era of Welsh Education

Carmel Conn, Megan Hicks, David Vittle Thomas

Developments in inclusive education and additional learning needs in Wales

Trevor Mutton, Thomas Breeze

Are we nearly there yet? 25 years of initial teacher education policy in Wales

Sarah Stewart, Natalie MacDonald, Jane Waters-Davies

Early Childhood Education in Wales: Policy, Promises and Practice Realities

Cheryl Ellis, Rosy Ellis, Laura Dobson, Sheena O'Leary, Andrea Williams

The ‘Welsh way’, outdoor learning within the primary curriculum: a ‘fringe add-on or mainstream pedagogical practice’?

Jeremy Griffiths, Gethin Jones

Educational Leadership in Wales Since Devolution

Aims and Scope

The Wales Journal of Education aims to play a key role in further supporting and developing the educational research base in Wales, by providing a venue for a range of high-quality submissions reflecting the diverse nature of educational research methods and methodologies. In bi-annual issues, we welcome local and international research that provides insights into shaping current and future education policy and practice in Wales. Furthermore, the focus of the journal is not just on schools and compulsory-level education; we very much welcome educational research on issues that affect the entire life course, from early years through to post-compulsory education, training and lifelong learning.

Published by the University of Wales Press with the support of Welsh Government, the Wales Journal of Education is a platinum Open Access journal, free of charge, bilingual and available to read in digital format for anyone, anywhere in the world, with no author-facing charges.

Peer Review

The Wales Journal of Education operates a double-blind peer review policy. Read more about our peer review process >

Publication Charges

There are no author charges to submit or publish in the Wales Journal of Education.

Indexing

The Wales Journal of Education is indexed on Ebsco and Google Scholar.

Open Access

The Wales Journal of Education is a platinum Open Access journal. Articles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND). Readers are able to access all content free of charge, and are permitted to download, copy, print, share, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, under the terms of the Creative Commons licence. There are no fees to submit or publish in the journal. No registration is required to read content.

Publication Ethics

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