Research on school turnaround presented at ResearchEd Scandinavia 2026

Last weekend, Center for Educational Leadership and Excellence (CELE)-affiliated researcher Ema Demir participated in ResearchEd Scandinavia 2026, a teacher-led conference bringing together educators, researchers, and policymakers to discuss how research can inform and improve educational practice.

Hosted by Haninge Municipality, the event focused on bridging the gap between research and the classroom. Ema presented her research on school turnaround strategies - how schools with persistently low academic performance can strengthen outcomes through targeted leadership and organizational change.

Ema during her presentation. Photos: Ida Serneberg Wallin

Her session, “School Turnaround: Strengthening Schools with Weak Academic Results,” builds on joint research with Stefan Arora-Jonsson, Axel Norgren, and Karl Wennberg.

Read the full research summary on CELE’s website.

Events such as ResearchEd play an important role in connecting academic research with real-world educational challenges. By bringing together practitioners and researchers, they create opportunities for evidence-based insights to inform decision-making in schools and education systems.