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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...
Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME)
The aim of the Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME) event is to provide a platform for teachers of mathematics in early years, primary, secondary, further education or higher...
A scholarly sojourn in autoethnography, or just navel gazing?
Autoethnography is a qualitative research approach that has been creating ripples within the contemporary academic context for some time, revealing a mixture of excitement and suspicion but also...
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...
Winter 2021/22
Education: Mapping the discipline Research Intelligence issue 149 This issue presents a variety of perspectives on the present and future of education as a discipline, responding in part to a...
Education: The State of the Discipline
BERA has had a long-standing interest in the state of education: as an academic discipline in universities, as a field of practice, and as a significant and central element of social and political...
Upcoming events
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 ECR Network Symposium Series 2021: Overcoming challenges in educational research – December
The theme for 2021 is ‘Overcoming challenges in educational research’ Discussant: Professor Pete Boyd, University of Cumbria Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted...
SIG Forum Meeting – Mathematics in Education
Join the Mathematics Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2022. This meeting will be hosted on Zoom,...
Transitions, wellbeing and mental health: Education after Lockdown
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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
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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Does money motivate teachers?
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