BERA Practitioner Day Conference 2008
Please note that the deadline for submission of posters has now passed.
The Executive Council of BERA invites you to attend the BERA Practitioner Day Conference on the concluding day of BERA Conference 2008, which has been designed specifically with practitioners in mind.
The Practitioner Day Conference is an opportunity for all those [...]

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BERA is sad to announce the death of Malcolm Clarkson on Tuesday, 1st July 2008, surrounded by his family.
The contribution that Malcolm made to the development of education research publishing in the UK was of great and lasting significance. BERA and its members are very grateful to him for this work and saddened at his [...]

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Getting Authoritative about Academic Writing and Writing Pedagogies: a workshop for early career researchers and new doctoral supervisors
Download a flyer for this event HERE
THE TRAINING WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL
PLEASE CONTACT THE BERA OFFICE IF YOU WISH TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST
BERA Office       Tel.    01625 504062       Email   admin@bera.ac.uk
BERA would like to invite you to [...]

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Review Title: International perspectives on quality in initial teacher education: an exploratory review of selected international documentation on statutory requirements and quality assurance.
Review URL: http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=2377
This review aims to inform both the policy and the research debates about the relationship between the organisation, management and framework for initial teacher education and its quality. It aims to [...]

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Your chance to shout about what you do and how it makes a difference for Gifted & Talented learners.
At the YG&T Learner Academy we are constantly looking for examples of how you work successfully with gifted and talented learners so that we can share them with others.
As part of our approach to ensuring that we [...]

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The submission deadline for the BERA / SAGE Practitioner Research Award for 2008 has now been extended until 31st July 2008.
SAGE Publications and BERA are delighted to collaborate on an exciting award programme to support and encourage excellence in the application of research in practice. Each year for the next three years, SAGE will present [...]

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From 1st January 2008 the editorial team of BERJ will be:
Viv Baumfield and Ian Menter (University of Glasgow)
Christine Skelton and Gary Thomas (University of Birmingham).
Papers for consideration for publication in the journal should be forwarded (from 1st January) electronically to:
berj@contacts.bham.ac.uk
The newsletter below introduces the new team and calls for feedback from members and readers through [...]

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BERA / SAGE PUBLICATIONS
2007 AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The first winners of new research awards for educational researchers and practitioners were announced this weekend at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, which took place at the Institute of Education, University of London. The Inaugural BERA / SAGE Research into Practice Awards celebrate the work of [...]

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Computers and Learning (CAL) Conference will be taking place in Brighton in 2009.
March 23-25th 2009
Brighton, UK
Programme now available to download – click here
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The CAL biennial conference, in association with Computers and Education, and Elsevier, has a reputation as one of the premiere international research conferences on computers and learning. We would like to encourage debate [...]

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Research on Teacher Reflectivity:
The Impact on Teaching and Learning
Vol. 31, No. 2, Summer 2009
Editor: Edward G. Pultorak, Ph.D.
Manuscripts should be received by January 15, 2009
Many teacher education programs have a teacher reflection component and/or model. Yet, the literature provides very little information regarding the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning. [...]

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