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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...
Inclusivity in Contemporary Music Education
This episode of the BERA Podcast explores the role of contemporary music style and practice in promoting inclusivity in music education.
Don’t be afraid of maths: If I can do it, you can too!
An example of students’ negativity to mathematics, according to Swan (2004, p. 2), was a question asked of four students aged nine and their teacher, ‘if Mathematics were a food, what would it...
BERA Research Commissions 2023/2024
Call for Research Commissions 2022/2024 -The impact of educational research on the public: setting the agenda. Up to £20,000 in project funding available.
Editorship of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ)
The opportunity BERA is looking for a team of editors to take on the editorship of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) from the start of 2024. The journal is a major focal point for...
Buy 2023 Membership now and get the rest of 2022 Free!
BERA’s subscription year runs from 1 January to 31 December. If you join now as a member for 2023 you will receive the rest of 2022 free! If you subscribe via direct debit your first payment...
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SIG Forum Meeting – Higher Education
Join the Higher Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2023 This meeting will be hosted online, where you...
SIG Forum Meeting – Alternative Education
Join the Alternative Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2023 This meeting will be hosted online,...
SIG Forum Meeting – Children and Childhoods
Join the Children and Childhoods SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2023 This meeting will be hosted online,...
Researching Gender & Sexuality in Educational Settings: An event for PGRs and ECRs
There has never been a more important time for educational research into gender and sexualities, with numerous emerging challenges and opportunities for educational researchers to engage with...
2023 BERA Masters Dissertation and Doctoral Thesis Awards Now Open
Every year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a doctoral and masters student. This underscores our commitment to foster engagement with educational research, build...
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...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
The latest from the BERA Blog
Don’t be afraid of maths: If I can do it, you can too!
An example of students’ negativity to mathematics, according to Swan (2004, p. 2), was a question asked of four students aged nine and their teacher, ‘if Mathematics were a food, what would it...
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Why is the Trump Baby so dangerous for children’s citizenship?
A balloon depicting President Donald Trump in the guise of a baby was inflated in Parliament Square in London on 13 July 2018. As the central image of the street protests during Trump’s visit to...
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Educational attainment in Northern Ireland: Understanding inequalities through administrative data
Educational attainment inequalities receive continuous policy attention across the UK with certain social groups consistently underachieving. Our study (Early et al., 2022) used the first record...
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‘We watch together’: Can consideration of sports’ histories support wider education?
As I write, World Cup 2022 fever is gradually taking hold. We don’t yet know what the lasting legacies of the debates and controversies of this event might be, but as a senior lecturer in...
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