Aims and Scope

ERIJ aims to publish high-quality original research articles from universities or research centers in various fields of education development in general and university education in particular, and it includes:

1-   Publishing distinguished research in the fields of educational development and its applications.

2-   Motivation and support of researchers to contribute to the presentation of in-depth and innovative scientific solutions for educational issues.

3-   Documenting and disseminating research based on leading teaching practices related to the local and global context, and contributing to consolidating the new educational concepts.

4-   Striving to achieve comprehensive quality in educational research. 

Research fields:

  • Curriculum development                 
  • Innovative teaching and learning methods
  • Assessment and evaluation methods       
  • eLearning        
  • Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
  • Medical education
  • Management of educational institutions   

Research topics of interest:

  • Curriculum development according to new trends in Education such as (21st century skills- sustainable development, etc.) 
  • Designing interdisciplinary programs.
  • Designing curricula and study programs that help prepare students for new jobs (such as artificial intelligence, robotics science …etc) and how to benefit from these in the development of the educational process.
  • Introducing modern and advanced teaching methods and strategies in achieving targeted learning outcomes for students such as (Team-Based Learning TBL, Problem Based Learning PBL, Peer Teaching, etc..).
  • Analyzing international experiences in dealing with pandemics such as COVID 19 in order to improve teaching practices, and outlining the sources of technology that have been employed in learning, and how to benefit from these experiences in future plans for dealing with the crisis in university and pre-university education.
  • Developing teaching practices, designing curricula, and using interactive technology software to improve the skills of students with special needs in university and pre-university education.
  • Modern trends in the field of educational technology such as digital visual culture – Infomedia - electronic educational platforms - virtual reality - big data science - the Internet of things, highlighting their effectiveness to enrich the educational process.
  • Designing programs and curricula based on the philosophy of blended learning and Hybrid learning. 
  • Introducing distance and mobile learning in achieving targeted learning outcomes for students.
  • Designing programs and curricula suitable for fourth-generation universities.
  • Evaluating the performance of individuals and institutions according to modern global trends.
  • Item Banks and their role in measuring students’ learning outcomes.
  • Standards of measurement and evaluation in university and pre-university education.
  • Designing and Using Computerized Exam Systems.
  • Using authentic and alternative evaluation tools and measuring their effectiveness in achieving learning outcomes.
  • New Teacher Education Standards.
  • Assessing the Outcomes of Teacher Education.
  • Alternative Approaches to Teacher Education.
  • Leadership in 21st Century Schools of Education.
  • Designing strategic plans for managing educational institutions.
  • Strategies and leadership skills of educational institutions.
  • Raising the competencies of leaders in educational institutions in accordance with global trends in educational administration.
  • Employing administrative empowerment trends in educational institutions and measuring its effectiveness in raising the institution’s efficiency.
  • The shift towards digitalization of educational institutions administration.
  • Validation of educational tools/software/databases.
  • Innovative teaching and learning methods in clinical medical education.
  • Competency based learning in medical education.
  • New trends in evaluation students` clinical skills.
  • Curriculum development according to new trends in Medical and Health Education.
  • Simulation training programs in clinical medical education.