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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
The Impact of COVID 19 on children – Emily Marchant
On this week's episode of the BERA podcast Nick Johnston (Chief Executive of BERA) interviews Dr. Emily Marchant from Swansea University. Emily's research focuses on primary school-aged children...
Does money motivate teachers?
Labour economists have long been interested in investigating how wages affect worker productivity. Specifically, does paying a worker a higher wage make them work harder, or more productively, in...
Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) published by BERA Research Commission
The final manifesto from the BERA-funded research commission on environmental sustainability calls for sustainability to become a key feature of the curriculum, inspections and other...
Educational Leadership Through and Beyond the Pandemic
#BERA_CCEAM2021 @BERANews Considering a rapidly growing literature, the impact of, and responses to, the pandemic on schools are described and implications for education and educational...
Action Research – Research into Action
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_ActionResearch @BERANews Action Research – Research into Action is a follow-up to our...
Upcoming events
Hard Questions: LEARNING TO TEACH CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_TED @BERANews Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught...
Educational Leadership Through and Beyond the Pandemic
#BERA_CCEAM2021 @BERANews Considering a rapidly growing literature, the impact of, and responses to, the pandemic on schools are described and implications for education and educational...
Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME)
#BERAMathEd @BERANews Please note that this is event is held on a Saturday. The aim of the Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME) event is to provide a platform for teachers of...
BERA update and AGM 2021
BERA Members only - you will need to be logged in to see the register button The 46th BERA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually, via the BERA website, on Thursday 9th December...
BERA Doctoral Fellowship
In 2021 BERA invites applications for one doctoral fellowship for a student commencing their studies at a UK institution within the 2022/2023 academic year. The Fellowship will be for up to 3...
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition (2018)
This extensively revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of BERA's Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research is designed to support educational researchers in conducting research to the...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
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Reflecting on ethical dilemmas as a teacher-researcher: Taking a virtues-based stance
Insider forms of research typically present unexpected and ongoing ethical dilemmas for a researcher. These dilemmas often stem from pre-existing and ongoing working relationships with...
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Mobilising critique through Twitter: Exploring the ITE sector response during the ITT market review
The initial teacher education (ITE) sector has experienced significant change over the last few years, with the introduction of the core content framework (CCF), the early career framework (ECF)...
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‘To fit in at school, you have to be a robot’: Do care farms offer a viable alternative?
In a recent and yet-to-be-published qualitative study, I explored the possible contribution of care farming (the therapeutic use of farming practices) to young people’s engagement with learning....
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