A new issue of The Social Educator is out! The flagship journal of the Social And Citizenship Education Association of Australia proudly publishes innovative practices, ideas on expanding teaching, and scholarly research in relation to social, civics and citizenship education in Australia and globally. Thanks to our Lead Editor, Dr Caroline Ferguson, the authors, peer reviewers, and the Editorial Board for their contributions to this issue.

In this issue:
Wilson, B., Harrison, J., Davies, M., Read, L., Nixon, M., & Simms, M. 
Country Our Teacher: A New Direction for Australian Education

van Zijll Langhout, A. 
Place-Based Self-Reflection as an Embodied Learning Experience to Stimulate Connectedness to Place

Thaiyalan, S. G. 
Reimagining Citizenship Education through Experiential Pedagogy in Higher Education: Reflections from an Interdisciplinary Global Learning Programme

Langdale, M. 
Learning Without Learning: The Crisis of Education in the AI Era

The Social Educator is available via Informit and SCEAA members received a copy direct to their email inbox.

Join SCEAA for a special Meet the Authors webinar featuring contributors to The Social Educator (Vol. 42, No. 1). This issue brings together international perspectives on citizenship education at a time marked by political shifts, social fragmentation, and rapid transformations in education.

Our authors will introduce their articles, spanning moral frameworks of citizenship and cosmopolitan nationalism, and reflect on the complex, hopeful, and contested nature of citizenship education today. The webinar will conclude with a panel discussion and Q&A to explore the implications for educators and researchers.
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Authors: Dr Alexander Gardner-McTaggart (University of Nottingham, Ningbo China), Dr Jason Cong Lin (The Education University of Hong Kong)

The Social Educator Volume 42 Number 1 is now available! SCEAA members and subscribers received a copy direct to their inbox in our latest newsletter. You can also access the journal via Informit here.

This latest issue includes timely and thought-provoking contributions on the theme of international perspectives of citizenship education. The articles include empirical research from Colombia, reflections on intercultural education in Australia and theoretical pieces on cosmopolitan nationalism and conceptualising citizenship education in China.

We’re so proud of the work our members have shared. A big thank you to all our authors, reviewers, and editorial team for their generosity and intellectual leadership. 

The next issue of The Social Educator will be published in January 2026 on the theme of place and democratic participation, focusing on socio-ecological connection and belonging. SCEAA members always get The Social Educator direct to their inbox - join now to make sure you don’t miss out on future issues.

SCEAA Vice President and President, Caroline and Ying, Guest-Edited a Special Issue of the Human Rights Education Review (HRER) - Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights.

Read their open access Editorial here below, and the whole issue here.