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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...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
The impact of school closures on pupils with English as an additional language
Pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) attract a great deal of interest among policymakers, school leaders and teachers, yet there are relatively few studies that have examined EAL...
Making evidence make news: Fran Abrams
In this episode of the BERA Podcast Nick Johnson interviews Fran Abrams, the Chief Executive of the Education Media Centre, the UK`s first independent charity dedicated to raising public and media...
BERA Publishes new Race Equality Policy
BERA has agreed an ambitious policy and action plan for addressing racial inequities within the Association and within the wider research community. It also redoubles our commitment to bringing...
Registration fees and bursaries
BERA Conference 2021 is 13 September 2021 to 16 September 2021. Apply now for conference bursaries. Available for Students, Teachers, Practitioners and Independent Researchers. Deadline 19th...
Upcoming events
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2021: Overcoming challenges in educational research – April
The theme for 2021 is ‘Overcoming challenges in educational research’ Discussant: Professor Hayo Reinders, Anaheim University, USA Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is...
Contemporary curriculum debates in Early Childhood Education and Care – 2
#BERA_EYFS @BERANews @ececsig With the revised Early Years Foundation Stage guidance being used by early adopters we argue that now is a good time to focus on revisiting the function of Early...
Post Pandemic Leadership
#BERAEdLeadership @BERANews According to the free market fundamentalist Milton freedman, ‘Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions...
Contemporary curriculum debates in Early Childhood Education and Care – 3
#BERA_EYFS @BERANews @ececsig With the revised Early Years Foundation Stage guidance being used by early adopters we argue that now is a good time to focus on revisiting the function of Early...
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 Early Career International Fellowship 2021
Applications are invited for the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) Early Career International Fellowship. This one-year fellowship, which includes funding of up to £5,000, will be...
The latest from the BERA Blog
The impact of school closures on pupils with English as an additional language
Pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) attract a great deal of interest among policymakers, school leaders and teachers, yet there are relatively few studies that have examined EAL...
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Academic identity of early career social scientists in China: A focused ethnographic approach
I really enjoyed participating in the BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network’s symposium series, which is a great platform for practitioners and researchers to get together and talk about...
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Reimagining creative research methods & collaborative relationships in the context of Covid-19
Reflections on presenting at the BERA ECR Network symposium, January 2021
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Is it okay to HIIT in primary physical education?
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a form of exercise that involves repeated bouts of near-maximal effort often followed by short (60 seconds) recovery times (ACSM, 2014). HIIT is popular...
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