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A BERA Blog series is an ongoing collection of blog posts related to a particular topic or theme in educational research. Each series is carefully curated by the blog’s editorial team and...

The teacher education content framework we really need

The BERA Blog post ‘Dropping off a cliff’ makes a strong case that the current trainee teacher recruitment crisis in England has been exacerbated by several Department for Education (DfE)...

Comparative & International Education – Call for SIG Convenor 2024-2027

Michael Charles Fransen Cresswell

Born from the rainforest along the Great Barrier Reef, a cousin of the Yidinji people, Michael Charles Fransen Cresswell is a children’s book author and illustrator, an experienced international...

Teaching ‘policy analysis’ through a case-based approach in higher education: Context of Pakistan

Teaching a course on ‘policy analysis’ remains challenging for several reasons: drawing from multiple theoretical threads (Heck, 2004); relying mainly on ‘desk reviews’ of policies as...

Sajid Ali

Dr Sajid Ali is the Amir Sultan Chinoy Associate Professor and Director of Research and Policy Studies at Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan. He holds a...

Clare Brooks

Clare Brooks is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge. Following her experience as a teacher of geography in east London, her research interests are still geographical,...

Positive psychology and language learning: A systematic scoping review

Our blog post reports on a systematic scoping review that addresses the influence of positive psychology on second and foreign language acquisition and learning. Emotions significantly impact...

BERA awarded ACSS funding to support EDI initiatives

We are delighted to be partnering with the British Psychological Society (BPS) as they pilot a teaching resource for KS3 and KS4 secondary school students on the history of IQ testing and...

BERA/CCEAM – Sustainable Leadership for Peace and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

A BERA & CCEAM joint event This was a joint event between BERA and the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). Delegates enjoyed a lecture by Dr Frederick Ebot...

BERA/CCEAM – Sustainable Leadership for Peace and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

A BERA & CCEAM joint event This was a joint event between BERA and the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). Delegates enjoyed a lecture by Dr Frederick Ebot...

How to optimise the use of Hattie and Timperley’s feedback levels for student learning

Hattie and Timperley (2007) distinguish four levels of feedback messages that address different aspects of students’ learning: task, process, self-regulation and self. This blog post outlines...