World Education Research Association

The World Education Research Association (WERA) is a nonprofit association of national, regional, and international specialty education research associations committed to work together as a global community of organizations to advance education research as a scientific and scholarly field. According to WERA’s website, the associations comprising WERA are resolved to communicate and collaborate “to address such issues as building capacity and interest in education research, advancing education research policies and practices, and promoting the use and application of education research around the world.” WERA relates to education research worldwide, as it advances scholarship and internationalizes education research. This entry describes the establishment of WERA, its mission and goals in education research worldwide, and its programs and governance.