Award
BERA aims to celebrate and promote the work of our Early Career Researcher Network. We are presenting a prize to the best Early Career researcher presentation at this year’s conference.
The top scoring ECR abstracts are automatically shortlisted for the BERA ECR Presentation Award.
Abstract
Exploring instructor visibility and familiarity in video-based instruction in secondary school science
Teacher, PhD candidate at Griffith University
Steve is a Highly Accomplished Teacher who teaches senior biology at a state high school in Brisbane, Australia. Steve has submitted his PhD thesis investigating instructor visibility and familiarity in video instruction. Steve is interested in...
Abstract
English fever slipping through policy and pervading early childhood in South Korea: time to live with the fever and address what truly matters
PhD candidate at The Education University of Hong Kong
Jeehee Kim is a Research Grants Council (RGC) funded PhD student in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) at The Education University of Hong Kong. She is the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) awardee. Holding a degree in...
Abstract
Resilience in early childhood education during COVID-19: The case of a private school in rural Peru
University of Greenwich
Tom Chambers is an Early Career Researcher studying a part-time PhD at the University of Greenwich, London. His research is focused on exploring the impact of the pandemic on the key stakeholders associated with Early Childhood Education (ECE) in...
Abstract
Gender, Drama and Life: Exploring Children’s Gender Performances in Early Years Settings
University of Durham
Di is a PhD candidate at the School of Education of Durham University. Within the domain of education, Di has a background in both Early Childhood Education and Drama and Theatre Education. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies...
Abstract
Developing a common language to describe the challenges of teacher education in South Sudan: a co-constructivist approach to problem solving.
CEO The Curriculum Foundation at Institute of Education
Victoria has a background in Primary Education in the UK, specialising in Education for Sustainable Development. Now a freelance consultant, Victoria works with schools, NGOs and Ministries of Education worldwide to review and redesign curriculum...
Abstract
Voices from the ground: Exploring the impact of Human Rights Education on notions of empowerment among displaced women in Colombia.
Doctoral Teaching Assistant at Plymouth University
Claudia Blandon has a background in Anthropology, Sociology, International Human Rights Law and Forced Migration Studies. Her doctoral work is a multidisciplinary study between education and forced migration studies that explores the role Human...
Abstract
How do we prepare teachers to facilitate effective parental engagement? A systematic review.
PhD student at University of Warwick
Cat Jones is an ESRC funded PhD student at the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on parental engagement with learning. Other research interests include policy, SEND and social justice. Cat is also a qualified teacher and has worked...
Abstract
CLIL, Content and Learner Motivation: analysing the appetite for innovation in KS3 language learning.
PGR Research Student at Queen's University Belfast
Sarah O’Neill is a qualified languages teacher (CELTA, PGCE) and PhD research student in modern language education policy at Queen’s University Belfast. Her PhD is entitled: ‘Developing CLIL-informed Policy and Practice in Language...
Abstract
Teacher-Researcher Collaboration in Animal-assisted Education: Co-designing a Reading to Dogs Intervention.
Early Career Researcher at University of Edinburgh
Jill Steel is a former primary school teacher and lecturer in childhood practice, and is currently an early career researcher (ECR) at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport. Jill’s interest in Reading to Dogs...
Abstract
Little learners, growing in the outdoors: identifying ways to effectively support children to develop scientific questioning in primary science.
Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
Alison Murphy is a senior lecturer in Primary Education within the Nottingham Institute of Education at Nottingham Trent University. Her research interests include: science education, outdoor learning and inclusive practice. Prior to working in...
Abstract
Creative Communities: A Bridge between the Local School and the Symphony Orchestra
Lecturer in Music Technology at University of Salford
Dr Adam Hart is a lecturer in music technology at the University of Salford. He has a background in secondary education and audio programming, and his research interests involve digital technology, musical communication and creative pedagogy, and...
Abstract
“Perhaps it’s a level 1 pupil but I love them all”: Preservice teachers’ efforts to ‘fix’ constructed inequalities.
Senior Researcher at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Corina van Doodewaard (1969) is dean of and senior lecturer in the PETE-faculty of at the Windesheim University of Applied Science in Zwolle (the Netherlands). The focus of her teaching in the bachelor and master programs is on critical...
Abstract
Non-traditional students navigating pathways to and through Higher Education
Senior Lecturer at University of Newcastle, Australia
Suzanne MacQueen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Originally trained as a Primary teacher, she now teaches courses in the areas of social studies curriculum, literacy, quality teaching and...