Special Interest Group
This SIG provides a forum for critical discussion of research methodology in education and for dialogue about innovation. Its interests are in all aspects of research methodology in education, from paradigms and methods to techniques and processes. The aims of the group:
Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University
Carmel is a Lecturer in Early Years and Child Development at Oxford Brookes University. She has a strong interest in developing innovative research methods, particularly to encouraging the participation of young people in expressing and sharing...
Research Associate at University of York
Dr Oyinloye is a Research Associate at the University of York where she examines the doctoral applicant recruitment and selection landscape towards exploring opportunities to improve access for underrepresented groups. Alongside this, she...
Welcome to the BERA Annual Conference 2023 Authors notified of outcome of submission on the 17th March 2023 BERA is delighted to announce a record number of abstract submissions for our BERA...
The purpose of this blog post is to highlight the importance of researchers bringing their own personal values to educational research and how living values – which demonstrate respect for...
Continue reading blog postDepending on which literature we use, ‘action research’ may be defined in slightly different ways. Some researchers emphasise the iterative cycles of exploring an issue before developing,...
Continue reading blog postIn March 2022, schools reopened in Saudi Arabia. As an educator in higher education, the most noticeable change with my students was their preference for distance learning. However, my sister, who...
Continue reading blog postIn 2010, a number of sweeping educational reforms were announced – particularly in English – where the likes of Byron, Keats and Dickens would firmly be re-rooted and restored to their...
Continue reading blog postLearners are paramount as agents of change in education. They are the core reason educational experiences exist. Without empowerment and ownership of change, learners will not and cannot be...
Continue reading blog postOver the past eighteen months, our teaching and learning community (TLC) has been working on an action research project designed to develop metacognitive strategies and cultivate self-directed...
Continue reading blog postA central question to my action research (AR) asks how a teacher-educator can improve her practice to support trainee-teacher learning during teaching practice (TP). My research was prompted by...
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