This BERA Blog special issue highlights educational topics in the Global South that require urgent attention if we want to reach the goal of quality education for all. The contributions illustrate...
At the BERA Conference 2023 our symposium was the first to examine attainment disparities in racially minoritised university students. Four papers showed how interpersonal relationships,...
Image by Freepik School curriculum has always been a contested space where parents, teachers and policymakers expressed their often-divergent views on purposes of education. Such debates...
This blog post is based on my recent article published in the British Educational Research Journal (Kay, 2023). Using data from semi-structured interviews with two teachers, the paper addresses...
In the intricate world of research, reflexivity acts as a beacon to guide researchers through the challenging areas of ethics, power dynamics and cultural differences. Reflexivity refers to the...
Many who conduct research with children in schools will be familiar with interview responses that are monosyllabic or seem designed to please (Mayall, 2008). Children can be shy, wary of...
Playful approaches to learning are well established when teaching children, especially those in early childhood. But there is mounting research evidence about the value of playful learning in...
As a close colleague and friend of Anna, it was a real privilege to be asked to give the 2023 Anna Craft Memorial Lecture. Given how well I knew Anna, it was unlike any other lecture I have...
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