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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
Through our Small Grants Fund, BERA awards funding annually to research on a different, pressing theme each year, with the intention that each project will: make important contributions to the...
Several years ago, Dominic Wyse addressed the long-running issue of whether education is a discipline. I suggest that an essential requirement for a discipline is engagement between those adopting...
The fifth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research has been revised and updated to enable researchers to conduct their work to the highest ethical standards in any and all...
The BERA Equality in Education Award recognizes an individual whose work has sought to address wider issues of inequality and discrimination in education. The nominee’s work will not only...
The BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting will take place September 9th-12th 2024. Early bird deadline and all presenters to register by the 1 May 2024.
This online event hosted by the social justice SIG will celebrate how colleagues have had an impact through their research and work. All change achieved through our research is important. ...
This Post-compulsory and Lifelong Learning SIG meeting is held to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting is hosted online,...
BERA is an organisation dedicated to advancing educational research, policy, and practice across the United Kingdom and beyond. Established in 1974 by Prof John Nisbet, BERA has become a leading...
Following Covid-19's acute phase, educational researchers/practitioners have been forced to reconsider their work, cultures, and institutions in relation to crisis, including in the entangled...
2023 was a blockbuster year for BERA, and there was much to celebrate. We are pleased to publish our annual report for 2023, offering a comprehensive overview of our organisation's achievements in...
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
The fifth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research has been revised and updated to enable researchers to conduct their work to the highest ethical standards in any and all...
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
Several years ago, Dominic Wyse addressed the long-running issue of whether education is a discipline. I suggest that an essential requirement for a discipline is engagement between those adopting...
Continue reading blog postIt was with a degree of trepidation that I presented at the BERA ECR Network symposium in April 2023. Initially I thought this would be a great event just to attend and listen to the experiences...
Continue reading blog postReflective practice in educational research has a vital role when it comes to decision-making and methodological change. It depends on the researcher’s ethical practice; educational researchers...
Continue reading blog postAs a doctoral researcher, I always have three questions on my mind. The first question is linked to my specific research project, and I wonder if I have chosen the ‘right’ research...
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