Special Interest Group
The Philosophy of Education SIG supports the development and dissemination of philosophical research in education and its interdisciplinary links.
Educational research is an inherently interdisciplinary field. Philosophical perspectives, or engagement with the philosophy that underpins different disciplines and methods, remains a vital part of the field’s ability to advance original educational thinking and respond to both enduring and emerging questions that face education and wider society.
The SIG welcomes those engaged in both theoretical and empirical philosophy, and understands education in its broadest sense, from upbringing and family life, through formal education, to the ‘education of grown-ups’, to use Stanley Cavell’s term.
Education Consultant at University College London
Hi – I'm Kate, the Director of OSC Education Ltd. I'm all about connecting theory with practice in education. I started teaching English in East London before becoming a senior leader for many years. Now I work with schools to develop...
Reader in Education at Edge Hill University
Dr Naomi Hodgson is a Reader in Education at Edge Hill University, UK, and a Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, Belgium. Her research focuses on the relationship between education, governance, and subjectivity, and she is currently leading research...
Educator in Secondary English Education at Leeds Trinity University
Dr Victoria I. Ekpo is an educator specialising in English Language, Linguistics and Literature Education, as well as Philosophy of Education and currently works as a college liaison for Leeds Trinity University in the Academic Partnerships Unit....
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
2025 marks 10 years of the BERA Blog, and we’re so proud of all that it has accomplished! Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Blog, whether as authors, editors, or readers. The...
In summer 2024, a stabbing attack in Southport, England, in which three children were killed, triggered riots across the country. These events demand an educational response. Education Secretary...
This blog series celebrates one decade of the BERA Blog, as an important and growing space to explore current and varied issues and questions of concern to the education community. To mark this...
The relationship between poetry and philosophy is ineluctable (unavoidable and inescapable) and widely understood. Although in this blog post we won’t go as far as to claim, like Coleridge, that...
Continue reading blog postSentience–sapience relations are of particular interest because they contribute to determinations of what a human being is, how human beings are different from other animals, meanings that we...
Continue reading blog postAs part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, BERA has collected together a set of 50 landmark studies that have had a significant impact on educational policy, educational practice, research...
50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion
