The Spanish Association of Educational Research (SERA-AIDIPE) has been active since the end of the last 70´s both at a national and international level, with the aim of promoting quality in all areas of Education, as well as social compromise through educational research. SERA-AIDIPE has built connections with other educational research associations, especially in Europe, Latin-America and North-America.
In this regard, SERA-AIDIPE is a founder member of the European Educational Research Association (EERA). At present, SERA-AIDIPE members are about 400researchers from all over Spain. SERA-AIDIPE also organizes biennial Educational Research Conferences on upstanding social and educational topics. So far, SERA-AIDIPE has organized 15 biennial conferences in different Spanish universities, with the participation of international researchers, coming mainly from European, Latin American and Middle-East countries.
As an association which looks for quality and innovation in education, higher education and educational research, SERA-AIDIPE also organizes biennial Academic Seminars for educational researchers and scholars from Spanish universities, in order to promote discussion about current educational and social issues of interest both at a national and international level. In this regard, SERA-AIDIPE acts as frequent speaker and consultant for national and regional Spanish Educational Quality Agencies and boards, especially for those involved in Quality Evaluation in Higher Education.