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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...
The BERA Podcast: The Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health, Wellbeing and Education
In our first episode, two convenors from the BERA Mental Health, Wellbeing and Education Special Interest Group speak about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their special interest area.
Rigorous designs for learning bridges are challenging but we need them now more than ever
Donald Clark (CEO at WildFire Learning) published a thoughtful blog post on 27 March: ‘I fear,’ he began, ‘that the UK University system has been myopic regarding online learning’ (Clark,...
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.
BERA College of Reviewers
We are establishing the BERA College of Reviewers to provide high quality peer reviews for all relevant BERA activities and to create a consistent approach across our awards and funding opportunities.
Additional nominations to the REF sub-panel
As a formal nominating body, BERA has been invited to nominate additional panel members for the REF sub-panel for education. This is specifically to address gaps identified by existing members of...
Upcoming events
The impact of Covid 19 on the mental health and wellbeing of education professionals, pupils and young people
#MentalHealthInEducation Online event - pre-registration essential Children, young people, school leaders and teachers have experienced multiple and multi-dimensional transitions during the...
Student and Teacher Wellbeing
#BERA_Wellbeing Online event – pre-registration essential The wellbeing of students and teachers is now an educational policy priority. Increasingly, teachers are held responsible for the...
Exploring the impact of using Participatory Action Research (PAR) evidence in informing the teaching environment and practice
A case study of an Independent school catering for students with autism in the English West Midlands region. #principlesintopractice Online event – pre-registration essential Riverside...
Principles into Practice: Supporting Practitioner Research – presentations
#principlesintopractice The presentations were drawn from those people who had either submitted abstracts on the topic for this event - Research into practice - or from the BERA strand that was...
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...
BJET Fellowship 2021
The BJET Fellowship is awarded biannually to an individual with the most compelling proposal for a piece of research in the field of educational technology. The Fellowship lasts for one year and...
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Rigorous designs for learning bridges are challenging but we need them now more than ever
Donald Clark (CEO at WildFire Learning) published a thoughtful blog post on 27 March: ‘I fear,’ he began, ‘that the UK University system has been myopic regarding online learning’ (Clark,...
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Curricular breadth in Scottish secondary schools: Access and inequality
Curriculum policy in many countries in the period since the 1960s has aimed to provide a broad, liberal programme to all students as a route into common citizenship. My recent paper (Paterson,...
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2020 typology of free web-based learning technologies
It is critical that educators have a comprehensive understanding of technologies if they are to effectively integrate technology into their teaching (Koehler, Mishra, Kereluik, Shin, & Graham,...
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The primary role of research leads: Developing a research culture within schools
In 2014, BERA published Research and the teaching profession: Building the capacity for a self-improving education system. The report made the case for a research-literate profession,...
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