How can interactions between the education sector and academia create knowledge that addresses key societal challenges? What opportunities for innovation do Ph.D./Ed.D./professional doctorate (PD) programmes for education practitioners and the education sector create? How are interactions between the education section and academia experienced by those involved, both in the Nordic region and internationally?

Guest editors: Erlend Dehlin and Mari Ana Jones (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Tessa E. Grevle (Oslo Metropolitan University), Tony Burner (University of South-Eastern Norway), Sara  Bubb (University College London)

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