Focus & Scope

AIMS

The International Journal of Educational Narratives is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing rigorous research and scholarship across the full spectrum of education. The journal provides an academic platform for empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions that examine learning, teaching, professional practice, and policy across diverse educational contexts.

Reflecting the journal's founding identity, International Journal of Educational Narratives maintains particular strength and editorial expertise in narrative and story-based approaches to educational inquiry — including narrative inquiry, life history, autoethnography, biographical research, and digital storytelling — and continues to welcome and encourage such work. However, the journal is not limited to narrative methodology. IJEN publishes quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, research and development (R&D), systematic review, and conceptual/theoretical studies that make a substantive contribution to educational knowledge, regardless of the specific method or analytical lens employed.

SCOPE

International Journal of Educational Narratives welcomes original research articles, theoretical contributions, systematic/literature reviews, and methodological innovations across the following interconnected areas of education:

Teaching, Learning, and Pedagogy
Instructional design, classroom practice, reflective and metacognitive learning, pedagogical innovation.
Teacher Professional Development and Identity
Educators' practice, professional growth, teacher education, and identity formation.
Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Education
Intercultural understanding, social cohesion, and inclusive educational practices.
Educational Technology and Digital Learning
Digital storytelling, virtual and blended learning, social media in education, AI-mediated learning.
Educational Psychology and Guidance and Counseling
Learner motivation, emotional development, resilience, well-being, and counseling practice.
Character Education, Ethics, and Citizenship
Moral reasoning, civic responsibility, and social values in education.
Curriculum and Instructional Design
Curriculum development, culturally responsive pedagogy, integration of local, religious, and contextual knowledge.
Educational Management and Policy
Leadership, institutional culture, policy analysis, and decision-making in educational systems.
Science, Technology, and STEM Education
Pedagogical and conceptual approaches to teaching and learning in STEM fields.
Inclusive and Special Education
Learners with diverse needs, inclusive practice, and educational advocacy.
Discipline, Social Behavior, and Classroom Management
Behavioral, social, and character formation processes in educational settings.
Educational Philosophy and Methodology
Philosophical foundations and methodological developments in educational research.

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

The journal accepts studies employing any methodologically sound approach appropriate to the research question, including but not limited to: quantitative and statistical research, qualitative research (including narrative inquiry, case study, ethnography, and phenomenology), mixed-methods research, research and development (R&D), systematic and scoping reviews, and theoretical/conceptual papers.

CLOSING POSITIONING STATEMENT

IJEN encourages interdisciplinary contributions spanning Educational Philosophy, Citizenship Education, Educational Technology, Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counseling, Educational Methodologies, Education Management, Science and Technology Education, Curriculum Studies, Religious Education, Cross-Cultural Education, and Discipline Education. All submissions are evaluated on the basis of academic rigor, originality, and contribution to the field of education.