Finding your question
Much is written in research textbooks about understanding your positioning in relation to your question. Even more is written about ensuring that your question and methodology align. But what...
Continue reading blog postThe BERA Blog was established in 2015 to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner.
Much is written in research textbooks about understanding your positioning in relation to your question. Even more is written about ensuring that your question and methodology align. But what...
Continue reading blog postCollaborative social learning spaces that foster creativity and social change have always been central to my development as an educator, and they have never been more valuable to me than during my...
Continue reading blog postI am a Black, female, second-generation immigrant of Fante and Ashkenazi heritage and a mother to two children attending schools in London. I am also a teacher educator. At the time of writing, I...
Continue reading blog postAn evolving identity Steadman (2023, p. 53) describes a teacher educator’s identity as ‘uncertain and complex’ but asserts that it is through the very act of delving more deeply into our...
Continue reading blog postIt is probably true to say that the process of giving voice to my ‘inner researcher’ has already taken more than two decades. As someone who has consistently straddled professional practice...
Continue reading blog postIntroduction At a time when there is a recruitment shortage in school leadership – due in part to high-stakes accountability, workload and inadequate school funding – this blog post is a...
Continue reading blog postClimate Change and Sustainability Education (CCSE), including school-based education, is widely understood as a vital response to the triple environmental crises of climate change, biodiversity...
Continue reading blog postContext Throughout the history of BERA and indeed the BERA Blog, research on the association between living in poverty and not doing well educationally has been a continuing focus. In Wales,...
Continue reading blog postThe rise of educational technology (EdTech) has transformed the learning landscape, with generative artificial intelligence (AI) offering a new frontier in personalised and accessible education...
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