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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...
Covid-19, education and educational research
Covid-19 has, over the last few weeks and months, transformed the way we live, work, research, teach and learn. This ongoing series of blogs addresses the crisis as it affects education in all its...
School transition, socioeconomic inequalities in wellbeing and the Covid-19 pandemic
Children’s education and wellbeing are profoundly influenced by the circumstances into which they are born. Being from a wealthier family is associated with a range of positive outcomes. Poverty...
Education and COVID-19 – BERA Small Grants Fund
As part of our response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, BERA is establishing a small grants fund for research into the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This fund aims to support a...
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...
Re‐educating the nation? A Curriculum Journal special issue on the new curriculum for Wales
A new special issue of the Curriculum Journal, published simultaneously in English and Welsh, explores the many issues that arise when a country decides to rewrite the school curriculum –...
Upcoming events
Transcending borders: Creativity, English and the arts for learning, knowing and hopefulness
International Symposium: Creativity, English and the Arts Transcending borders: Creativity, English and the arts for learning, knowing and hopefulness This one day international Symposium will...
BERA Members’ Reception
Note: You will need to be logged in to see the register button BERA are delighted to announce the 1st BERA Members' Reception. Members will have the opportunity to mingle and network with...
BERA Conference 2020
19th May 2020 Dear colleagues, All of us will have spent the past few weeks responding to the implications for our professional and personal lives of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the profound...
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2020: Framing Research – Edge Hill
The theme for 2020 is ‘Framing Research: Theories, Concepts and Reflexivity in Educational Research Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted at early career researchers...
Join the British Educational Research Journal’s editorial board
BERA’s flagship peer-reviewed journal, a major focal point for the publication of original educational research from throughout the world, is refreshing the membership of its editorial board.
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...
BERA International Representation Funding Scheme
One of the most important drivers of BERA’s international strategy is to facilitate exchanges of ideas and understandings between colleagues in different regions. This strategy acknowledges the...
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...
The latest from the BERA Blog
School transition, socioeconomic inequalities in wellbeing and the Covid-19 pandemic
Children’s education and wellbeing are profoundly influenced by the circumstances into which they are born. Being from a wealthier family is associated with a range of positive outcomes. Poverty...
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International students and Covid-19: What is the current advice?
The pandemic that has gripped the UK has meant that uncertainty becoming central to our way of life. With borders closed, migration curtailed and social distancing policies in place, this...
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Rethinking the ‘digital’ curriculum: What else should we be aiming for?
After years of excitement and enthusiasm about all things digital, recent times have seen us collectively becoming more sceptical about the relationship between technology and society. We are now...
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Time for educational researchers to take their place in the sun?
As recent posts on the BERA Blog have demonstrated, in the quiet chaos of lockdown a range of taken-for-granted assumptions (Courtney et al., 2020), competencies (Zhou & Wolstencroft, 2020) and...
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