Education: The State of the Discipline
BERA has had a long-standing interest in the state of education: as an academic discipline in universities, as a field of practice, and as a significant and central element of social and political...
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BERA Research Commission 2021/22 – A teacher and youth co-created manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) from the four jurisdictions of the UK
The primary objective of this commission was to co-create a manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) in secondary education in the UK. To achieve this, the commission...
COVID-19
BERA is closely monitoring the developments around the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Our position as a charity is to do our best to continue the delivery of our activities in as safe and...
Open Access
Here is the place to find briefings and information as well as BERA's public statements on open access developments. BERA continues to monitor developments around Plan S and open access. Our...
Primary Assessment
A new report from an expert panel convened by BERA sets out the case against the government’s proposal to use a baseline assessment test of pupils in reception to hold schools in England to...
BERA Research Commission 2018/2020 – Competing Discourses of Early Childhood Education and Care
Following the recent call for proposals, we are delighted to announce the first award for a Research Commission to run in 2019. Competing Discourses of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC):...
Research Excellence Framework
The outcomes for Education of REF 2014 will be published on 18th December 2014. BERA awaits these outcomes with great interest, having been clearly committed to the continuing improvement of...
BERA Observatory
The BERA Observatory is an initiative to monitor the health and general state of education research in the UK. Commissioned by BERA through competitive tender, the Observatory will provide a...
Close-to-practice research project
BERA has identified close-to-practice research as an area of interest for the Association, and many BERA members are also committed to such work in the context of teacher education and...
BERA-TACTYC Early Childhood Research Review 2003-2017
We are pleased to announce the launch of the BERA/TACTYC Review of Early Childhood Education and Care in the UK, 2003-2017. This review has involved a wide range of early childhood specialists,...
BERA Research Commission 2015/2017- Cost, Value and Quality in Professional Learning: promoting economic literacy in medical and teacher education
How are we to understand the cost, value and quality of university-based professional learning and development? This BERA Research Commission has examined the role of universities in professional...
BERA Research Commission 2015/2017- Poverty and Policy Advocacy
The Research Commission on Poverty and Policy Advocacy Child poverty is increasing in the UK. But how does that play out differently in the four UK jurisdictions, in relation to education? How do...
