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BERA is a membership association and learned society committed to advancing research quality, building research capacity and fostering research engagement. BERA aims to inform the development of...
Reimagining a curriculum for teacher knowledge
This special issue of the BERA Blog, presented by the British Curriculum Forum, aims to reimagine a curriculum for teacher knowledge for the 21st century, across the four nations of the UK and...
BERJ Editors’ Choice Award 2019
The British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) Editors’ Choice Award is held annually to recognise the contributions to the field made by articles published across the previous calendar year. <br...
What is ‘variation’ in early years mathematics?
As we near the end of our year-long project into what effects five- and six-year-olds’ ability to count-on when adding, here we reflect upon our journey. What led us to this topic was the recent...
Upcoming events
Collaborative Agency: policy enactment or resistance?
Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email conference@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite. This one-day seminar is the second part of the BERA...
Internationalisation Webinar: What does an internationalised curriculum look like?
The internationalisation webinar series has been running since 2007 as part of an initiative organised by Dr Joanna Al-Youssef (University of Nottingham). It is an open event during which...
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2019: Analytical Approaches in Educational Research (Staffordshire)
This event has now been postponed. To be kept updated on when this will be reschedule for, please email events@bera.ac.uk. Discussants: Dr Jane Rowley and Sharon Inglis BERA wants YOU if...
BERA Annual General Meeting 2019
The 44th BERA AGM will take place at 5:00pm on Monday 9th September 2019. This will be held in the Hotel Novotel Manchester Centre, 21 Dickinson St, Manchester M1 4LX. All members are invited...
BERA Conference 2019
The BERA Annual Conference 2019 will be held at the University of Manchester, Tuesday 10th September 2019 – Thursday 12th September 2019.
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher Network aims to offer support for those who are in the process of completing their masters, doctorate or EdD in education, as well as those who have completed...
2019 John Nisbet Fellows Announced
Since 2014 BERA has awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship to one or more people who are deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to educational research over their career. Named in honour of...
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...
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Personal, social, health and economics education in initial teacher education : Why bother?
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Should arts learning be ‘left to the community’? How the experiences of homeschoolers are shining a light on classroom arts learning
Although there exists a significant body of empirical evidence that demonstrates the value of the arts in education (Bamford, 2006; Ewing, 2010; Unesco, 2010), they nevertheless continue to be...
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Practical and useful research? First, sort out the theory
Researchers need to begin by examining their theories to enable them to control their research, and avoid the risk of being misled by unexamined beliefs.
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