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Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

The research presented in this series of reports was funded by a grant from the Brian Simon fellowship fund. Held in trust by BERA, the fund was a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading...

Rehearsals for democracy

Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

Student life in Central and Eastern Europe, 1919–1923

Meet and Discuss – Comparative and International Education

The Comparative and International Education SIG meeting was held to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting was hosted online,...

What are the success factors for schools in remote Indigenous communities?

Indigenous students around the world experience poorer educational outcomes compared to their non-Indigenous peers. In Australia, this trend is particularly prevalent in remote areas (Guenther et...

Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fifth edition (2024)

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...

Embarking on the journey of doing research: Always being reflexive

In the intricate world of research, reflexivity acts as a beacon to guide researchers through the challenging areas of ethics, power dynamics and cultural differences. Reflexivity refers to the...

Women in higher education leadership in Nigeria, South Africa and the UK: Barriers and challenges

Numerous studies in higher education have examined women’s leadership in academic institutions both within specific countries and from an international perspective (Barnard et al., 2022;...

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

An opportunity has arisen to become a SIG Convenor for Comparative & International Education and help lead the SIG over the next 3 years.  Comparative and International Education is a vast,...

The rise of private international schools and its impact on social justice in China

As of 2023, an estimated 6.7 million students were enrolled in about 13,600 international schools globally. Over the past decade, the global sector of international schools grew by a third, and...

Linguistic injustice in secondary school classrooms: The case of Tanzania

In Global South countries, the issue of students’ freedoms to learn in a language they know well has been a subject of discussion for many decades. In Tanzania, there is an ongoing debate...

Teaching Peru’s recent history of conflict in secondary schools: Exploring perspectives ‘at the margins’ and ‘from below’

For two decades between 1980 and 2000, Peru experienced a significant internal conflict, primarily involving the government and the ‘Shining Path’ terrorist group. This tragic period resulted...

Re-examining SDG 4 through decoloniality: The case of Adivasis, India’s indigenous people

Decolonisation is a continuous struggle for many countries in the Global South, yet it is often overlooked within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among other ambitions,...