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10 years of the BERA Blog

This blog series celebrates one decade of the BERA Blog, as an important and growing space to explore current and varied issues and questions of concern to the education community. To mark this...

BERA journals announce Editors’ Choice Awards for 2024

Two of BERA’s journals, British Educational Research Journal and Curriculum Journal , have announced their annual Editors’ Choice Awards, recognising papers published in their 2024 volumes....

Invitation to write an article for a special section of Research Intelligence (issue 163 – summer 25)

BERA’s Practitioner Research and Post Compulsory and Lifelong Learning special interest groups (SIGs) have started the process of producing a special section of Research Intelligence, BERA’s...

50@50 – A portrait of 50 years of educational research through 50 studies

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, BERA has collected together a set of 50 landmark studies that have had a significant impact on educational policy, educational practice, research...

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 163

Opportunities and challenges for further education

Enabling a research-informed approach to mentoring beginner teachers

The practice of mentoring beginner teachers needs to be underpinned by a ‘deep understanding of the curriculum, the relevant research base which informs it and their role in supporting its...

Research Ethics Case Studies 2024: Classroom observation for ‘insider’ teacher-researchers

Research Ethics Case Studies 2024

This case study examines some of the ethical issues involved in ‘insider’ research. It highlights the importance of thinking through and anticipating potential conflicts of interest when...

Research Ethics Case Studies 2024: Negotiating power, participation and dissent with young-researchers in community dissemination

Research Ethics Case Studies 2024

This case study considers the ethical issues that can arise when conducting participatory research with young people. It highlights the nuanced nature of participation preferences and the ethical...

Curriculum in a Changing World

50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 162

International comparative education

BERJ Early Career Reviewer Scheme: Call for mentors

The British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) is pleased to launch its Early Career Reviewer Scheme that aims to build early career researchers’ capacities in academic peer reviewing. This...

Practice, pedagogy and education as a discipline: Getting beyond close-to-practice research

The British Educational Research Association has promulgated ‘close-to-practice research’ that ‘focuses on issues defined by practitioners as relevant to their practice, and involves...