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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...
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.
Upcoming events
Collaborative Agency: policy enactment or resistance?
This one-day seminar is the second part of the BERA Research Commission 2019 – 2020. Competing Discourses of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Tensions, Impacts and Democratic...
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)
Discussants: Dr Jane Rowley and Sharon Inglis BERA wants YOU if you: • Are a postgraduate research student (PGR) or early career researcher (ECR) in education; • Have issues around data...
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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There is growing concern regarding the mental health and wellbeing of teachers in the UK. The charity Education Support Partnership recently published the Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018, which found...
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Twins and the relationship between homework and the academic progress of children: A Spanish case study
A wide range of literature has found that homework is positive for students’ academic achievement (see for example Murillo & Martínez-Garrido, 2013; Fernández-Alonso, Álvarez-Díaz,...
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Culturally appropriate pedagogy in comparative contexts
Culture varies across different contexts, and so does pedagogy. The nexus of culture and pedagogy was one of the themes extensively discussed at the recent Comparative and International Education...
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