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Rose-tinted glasses and varifocals: A reflective lens on the development of initial teacher training curricula

In 2023 I attended the annual BERA Conference, and was particularly struck by Elizabeth Chapman Hoult and colleagues’ workshop, ‘Revisioning teacher education within higher education: An...

BERA Teacher Network Convenor

Are you a teacher researcher? BERA is in the early stages of creating a teacher network, which we hope will be a place for teachers to come together to network with peers to develop their...

The BERA Blog: Highlights of 2023

BERA Blog end of year highlights

The coolest of yules and festive frivolity to all our readers and authors, wherever you may be. We start this end-of-year celebration of posts by thanking all of you for your continued support,...

Students as the co-creators of the sustainability curriculum

BCF Curriculum Investigation Grant Research Reports

Developing an introductory course on climate change, social justice & sustainability

Higher education disadvantage: Enhancing a community through modes of delivery

From a sociological perspective, Bourdieu (1986) sees cultural capital as non-economic resources such as education and knowledge, while social mobility is the ability to move up or down the social...

The ‘Diverse Model’: A new way of perceiving disability?

The term ‘disability’ includes various impairments affecting physical, mental, intellectual or sensory abilities. According to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

Blog series

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...