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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...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
Religion in education: How much disagreement is there?
Since 2014, an alleged ‘Trojan Horse’ plot to Islamicise schools (Holmwood, 2017) and controversial counter-extremism measures (Willson, 2019) have brought the situation of Muslim students in...
High standards, not high stakes
An alternative to SATs that will transform England’s testing & school accountability system in primary education & beyond
The BERA ECR Network presents: Negotiating Past, Present and Future Selves in the Research Process
This episode of the BERA Podcast is the third in a series of podcasts focusing on Alternative Research Methods in Higher Education. Shifting disciplines for a PhD can be daunting, often...
Education & Covid-19: BERA Small Grants Fund research
This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of 14 research projects that have investigated the impact that Covid-19 had on important aspects of education and educational...
Upcoming events
BERA Conference 2021
Registration is now open!
Alternative Education SIG Annual Meeting
This meeting is open to Non Members to also attend. Join the Alternative Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about activities over the last year and collaborate in...
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2021: Overcoming challenges in educational research – September
The theme for 2021 is ‘Overcoming challenges in educational research’ Discussant: Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Plymouth Marjon University Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series...
Knowledge and expertise in vocational education and training
#BERA_LifelongLearning @BERANews Questions of the knowledge that students acquire through vocational studies is fundamental to understanding educational settings oriented to preparation for...
BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant
The BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant is intended to support research led by schools and colleges with a focus on curriculum inquiry and investigation. The grant, awarded biennially, is worth up...
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 College of Reviewers
After a successful round of initial appointments in 2020, BERA is pleased to invite additional interested members to apply to sit on the College of Reviewers. We are particularly interested in...
The latest from the BERA Blog
Religion in education: How much disagreement is there?
Since 2014, an alleged ‘Trojan Horse’ plot to Islamicise schools (Holmwood, 2017) and controversial counter-extremism measures (Willson, 2019) have brought the situation of Muslim students in...
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Scientism, creationism and teaching about the nature of knowledge in schools
Given the harm associated with misinformation and the difficulties of working with complex real-life problems, are young people getting enough help in school with how to handle apparently...
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How newly qualified teachers are coping in the time of Covid-19
Newly qualified teachers (NQTs) have arguably always had tough challenges to overcome; two in every five NQTs experience mental health problems (Education Support Network, 2018). Challenges cited...
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Guests in someone else’s house? Sense of belonging among ethnic minority students in a Hong Kong university
An interest in students’ sense of belonging to their universities or colleges has been gathering momentum in research on student persistence at their chosen institution (Hausmann et al., 2007;...
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