Wellbeing and being outdoors
There has recently been a surge of interest in the links between outdoor learning and wellbeing. The global education community has been sharing inspirational work that aims to support educators...
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Embedding sustainability education in practice
A series of blogs that explore how new initiatives in a number of countries are developing and delivering education for sustainable development, from the early years to higher education.
Uncharted terrain: Teaching and learning in higher education for times of uncertainty
This collection of blogs, guest-edited by Gabriella Buttarazzi, explores how we can adopt responsive and creative approaches to teaching, learning and research in higher education during times of...
Education, #BlackLivesMatter and racial justice in the UK and beyond
This special series of the BERA Blog addresses the BlackLivesMatter movement and questions of racial justice in both the UK and beyond, as we celebrate Black History Month amid deepening...
Framing research: Theories, concepts and reflexivity in educational research
The BERA Early Career Researcher Network planned a series of events throughout 2020 on the theme, ‘Framing research: Theories, concepts and reflexivity in educational research’, with the...
Re‐educating the nation? The development of a new curriculum for Wales
This series of blogs summarises new research featured in a special issue of the Curriculum Journal (published simultaneously in English and Welsh), which explores the many issues that arise...
Covid-19, education and educational research
Covid-19 has 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 diversity.
Researching education and mental health: From ‘Where are we now?’ to ‘What next?’
The mental health and wellbeing of both learners and teaching staff are among the most pressing issues facing education in the coming decade. This special issue of the BERA Blog presents a...
Independent researchers: The challenges of accessing ethical approval
Independent educational researchers, unaffiliated to higher education institutions, often face great difficulty in gaining ethical approval to carry out their research – which means that the...
Education for our planet and our future
Climate change is arguably the most pressing educational imperative of modern times, yet in our universities and communities – and within BERA itself – it remains relatively underdiscussed....
The challenges and solutions for qualitative researchers in gaining ethical approval and consent
A special series of blogs asks the difficult questions about current informed consent and ethical approval practices and assumptions, critically exploring the work and philosophy of both ethics...
BERA Blog end of year highlights
Every year, the lead editor of the BERA Blog, Professor Gerry Czerniawski, collates his chosen blogs from throughout the year, showcasing the best of educational research. Reaching readers in 223...
