Dawn Cunningham Hall, Ms
Assistant Registrar, Curriculum & Calendar at Vancouver Community College
Award
BERA Masters Dissertation Award
Every year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating and recognise excellence in the education research community.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant should be a fully paid up members of BERA at the time of nominations.
- The institution at which the student submitted their dissertation should have confirmed the degree awarded by 31st December 2023; i.e this award is awarded to education students who have completed their masters in the previous year (2023).
Prizes
- £500
- Complimentary registration at BERA Conference 2024
- Your research presented as a BERA Blog
Application Details
Application for the award should consist of a submitted nomination via the ‘apply now’ button (above left)
Supporting documents that must be uploaded are:
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- A 1000 word extended abstract
- The dissertation
- A supporting statement from your supervisor, second supervisor, examiner or other expert in the field outlining why they believe this dissertation meets the judging criteria below (500 words)
- a link to your dissertation hosted on a website such as google drive, dropbox, apple documents etc.
Please note:
When submitting a document through the upload function on the application page, pleasure ensure the following:
- The file name of the document is in this format: APPLICANT LAST NAME, APPLICANT FIRST NAME, DOCUMENT TYPE.
- documents not received in this format will be ineligible for consideration.
If you require this application in a different format for accessibility reasons, please contact membership@bera.ac.uk
Judging
Nominations will be scored by a BERA selection panel. The panel’s judgement will be framed by the following criteria:
- Research quality appropriate to the nature and context of the work undertaken
- Methodological Rigour and robust research design
- Critical engagement with, and application of, appropriate field related literature
- Effective and critical analysis of data
- Clarity of extended abstract
- Recommendations associated with the findings
2023 Winner
For her dissertation, “Indigenous Perspectives on Academic Integrity in Post-Secondary Institutions in British Columbia”
2022 Co-winners
Ellie Campbell for her dissertation “An investigation into Teacher Leadership: A case study of secondary school teachers’ professional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in England”
Hanan Fadallah, for her dissertation “History Education and Language of Instruction in Divided Societies: The Case of Lebanon”
Ellie Campbell, Ms
Head of Product Development at UK Coaching Solutions Ltd
Ellie Campbell is the co-winner of the 2022 BERA Master’s Dissertation Award for her dissertation “An investigation into Teacher Leadership: A case study of secondary school teachers’ professional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Hanan Fadlallah
Secondary English Teacher at Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools
Hanan Fadlallah is currently a Secondary English teacher at Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools in London. She is also a research assistant at the American University of Beirut. She has an MA in Comparative Education from University College London and...
2021 Winner
Dissertation: Reimagining the Post-Coronial University through Podcasting: Hopes and Fears for the Future of Higher Education after Covid-19
Simone Eringfeld, Ms
University of Cambridge
Simone Eringfeld is the winner of the 2021 BERA Master’s Dissertation Award for her dissertation “Reimagining the Post-Coronial University through Podcasting: Hopes and Fears for the Future of Higher Education after Covid-19” You can read...
2020 Winner
Dissertation: Exploring Governance and Governmentality in Myanmar’s Education Reforms
Thu Thu, Miss
Doctoral Student at University College London
Thu Thu was awarded the 2020 BERA Masters Dissertation Award for her dissertation Exploring Governance and Governmentality in Myanmar’s Education Reforms. The abstract for her dissertation is below: This thesis is a study of the work of...
2019 Winner
Joyce Kim, Ms
Postgraduate Student at University of Cambridge
Joyce Kim was awarded the 2019 BERA Masters Dissertation Award for her thesis Contested Cosmopolitanisms: A Comparative Case Study of Student Experiences and Identities Within Internationalizing South Korean Universities. The abstract for her...
2018 Winner
Helen Manley, Miss
Teacher at Oxford Brookes University
Helen Manley won the the 2018 BERA Masters Dissertation Award for her dissertation: School-based counselling interventions for the reduction of anxiety in primary school children: a systematic review The abstract for her dissertation is...
2017 Winner
Jonathan S James, Mr
PhD Candidate at U C L Insitute of Education
Jonathan S James was awarded 2017 BERA Masters Dissertation Award for his dissertation: Civil disorder, domestic terrorism, and education policy The abstract for his dissertation is below: “This dissertation seeks to identify the ways in which...