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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...
Covid-19 and Teaching Schools
In this episode of the BERA Podcast the Teacher Education SIG explores the impact Covid-19 has had on teaching schools
Unveiling Pandora’s box through student partnership
The disruption caused by Covid-19 has derailed current plans by universities and accelerated future ones due to the speed and intensity of its impact. It may be fair to assume that past...
BERA Research Commissions 2020/2022
The aim of the BERA Research Commissions is to identify and address issues of current importance to the study and practice of education which may have future consequences for the discipline and...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
BERA Appoints Members to the College of Reviewers
As an organisation we are committed to principles of openness, integrity and transparency and seek to uphold ethical values in all our activities and processes. The newly established BERA College...
Upcoming events
Walk and Talk at a distance
This event is now fully booked, to be added on to the waiting list please email events@bera.ac.uk #BERAWalkandTalk Walking and talking are healthful, creative and positive aspects of social...
Aspiration and constraint in the post-COVID post-compulsory crisis
#BERA_PostCompulsory Online event – pre-registration essential After decades of uncertainty about the future of education and work, the global pandemic has further undermined old ideas about...
Knowledge, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Universality and developmental difference across educational phases
#BERA_knowledge Online event - pre-registration essential Knowledge - its definition, conception, theorisation and implementation in policy and practice - is perhaps the most enduring and...
Education futures: Neuroscience, Climate Change and Learning
#BERA_Climatechange Online event – pre-registration essential The 21st century is offering a new set of challenges and opportunities for education. This event takes a forward-facing approach...
COVID-19
BERA is closely monitoring the developments around the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Our position as a charity is to do our best to continue the delivery of our activities in as safe and...
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...
BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award
The BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award recognises and celebrates the impact of research and practice in the education community and how both have demonstrably engaged the public.
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As a teacher education lecturer in post compulsory education (PCE), I regularly look back on my own Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) experience as a student and think about how much it...
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Where does materiality take us? Posthuman methodological pathways for maker literacies research
Over the last decade, the landscape of research on materiality in educational studies has shifted from an emphasis on semiotic modes to one that considers material relationality and affective...
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English instrumental music teaching: A model for authentic learning
At the time of writing, UK schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is not known when, or in what form, they will reopen; public examinations have been cancelled; and technology is...
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