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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...
Innovative Research Methodologies: Solicited diaries with Martin Johnson
This podcast is the first in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by...
Decolonial and anti-racist pedagogies and curricular in teacher education: The importance of partnerships between practice and scholarship
BERA’s recent work in supporting research focused on race and education, including the 2021 Small Grants Fund (BERA, 2022), is part of wider initiatives in school and higher education sectors to...
BERA Small Grants Fund 2023/2024: Education in a digital age: Perspectives from policy and practice
BERA Council is pleased to issue a call for the BERA Small Grants Fund 2023/2024. This year the theme for proposals is "Education in a digital age: perspectives from policy and practice"
2023 BERA Council Elections – Voting now open
Members can vote now in the BERA Council 2023 elections. Those chosen to serve on BERA Council act as Trustees for the organisation and, by casting a vote, you can elect the people you think have...
BERA Equality in Education Award
The BERA Equality in Education Award recognizes an individual whose work has sought to address wider issues of inequality and discrimination in education. The nominee’s work will not only...
Upcoming events
SIG Forum Meeting – Education for Environmental Sustainability
Join the Education for Environmental Sustainability SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2023. This meeting will be hosted online,...
The professional role of the SENCo in quality educational improvement
The SEND review and the launch of the SEND Review Green Paper (HM Government, 2022) has raised concerns as to the direction of SEND provision and the implications on children, families, schools...
Ethics and Practitioner Research
While BERA guidelines for ethical research do exist, it is acknowledged that the application of the guidelines is not always simple and straightforward. This event is an opportunity to discuss how...
SIG Forum Meeting – Teacher Education and Development
This TED SIG AGM will be reflecting upon challenges over these last few years and possible ways forward. The convenors would be delighted to hear from any members who would like to lead or...
BERA Conference 2023
Welcome to the BERA Annual Conference 2023 Authors notified of outcome of submission on the 17th March 2023 BERA is delighted to announce a record number of abstract submissions for our BERA...
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
Decolonial and anti-racist pedagogies and curricular in teacher education: The importance of partnerships between practice and scholarship
BERA’s recent work in supporting research focused on race and education, including the 2021 Small Grants Fund (BERA, 2022), is part of wider initiatives in school and higher education sectors to...
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Alternative role of the state for education reforms
Reimagining education has taken centre stage in the post-lockdown era. The colossal impact of Covid-19 on the schooling system has reemphasised the need for new approaches in the education space...
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Editorial: Action research: Research into action
Lisa Pettifer, head of professional development in a large secondary school in England, proclaimed in her blog post Living with research in 2015 that, from a practitioner perspective, ‘…the...
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Doing action research ethically
Depending on which literature we use, ‘action research’ may be defined in slightly different ways. Some researchers emphasise the iterative cycles of exploring an issue before developing,...
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