This editorial sets out the context and agenda for this special issue of European Educational Research Journal, which brings together five accounts of research from diverse international contexts in relation to schools that are being designed and promoted as innovative learning environments (ILEs). The overall purpose is to advance what is known about innovation and the challenges and risks involved for those engaged in the design and occupation of ILEs. We begin by outlining some of the important considerations for researchers working in ILE projects that specifically place an emphasis on participatory approaches to innovation and put educational and social change, at the centre of the work. We then highlight some themes for readers to keep in mind as they consider the arguments developed in the papers.

这篇社论阐述了《欧洲教育研究期刊》这一期特刊的背景和议程，该期刊汇集了来自五种不同国际背景下与正在被设计和推广为创新学习环境（ILE）的学校有关的研究报告。总体目的是提高人们对创新的认识，以及那些从事ILE设计和占领的人们所面临的挑战和风险。我们首先概述了ILE项目研究人员的一些重要考虑因素，这些研究重点特别强调了参与性创新方法，并将教育和社会变革置于工作的中心。然后，我们重点介绍一些主题，以使读者在考虑论文中提出的论据时要牢记。