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Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice

Knowledge construction through research is central to every university. The implications associated with research are numerous and can vary among individuals and institutions. Some commonly shared...

Editorial: Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice

Knowledge construction through research is central to every university. The implications associated with research are numerous and can vary among individuals and institutions. Some commonly shared...

A suite of pedagogic research support: The Octopus

Providing pedagogic research support is critical because integrating pedagogic research into teaching practice is neither automatic nor effortless (Stierer & Antoniou, 2004). Existing literature...

The role of virtual reality (VR) in the built environment discipline

Field trips are particularly valued for their practical orientation, allowing students to interact with and immerse themselves in real-world settings (Krakowka, 2012; Larsen et al., 2016). As an...

Developing micromodules and flipped class activities to support self-directed learning and promote classroom engagement

Dosage form science courses cover intricate pharmaceutical concepts concerning formulation design and drug delivery systems. This discipline requires students to integrate knowledge from...

The role of simulation in interprofessional education (IPE)

Advocated by international organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when two or more professionals learn about, from and with each other...

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10 years of the BERA Blog

This year I retired from my role in teacher education and research, seven years after becoming a professor, and 30 years after mentoring my first student teacher. In the English context I was not...

Education staff wellbeing and workload: ‘Causing concern’ in the proposed Ofsted inspection toolkits

We, like many of you, have been very interested in Ofsted’s current consultation on proposed changes to their inspections in England, following the biggest consultation Ofsted has ever...

BERA Bites, issue 12: Education and the environment

BERA Bites

Today, in 2025, as an Earthly community, we face the ongoing triple planetary crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. Across the UK, and in many other...

Research Intelligence Special Issue: BERA at 50

A special issue celebrating BERA's 50th anniversary

Practices and learning needs of Romanian school-based teacher educators

Initial teacher education (ITE) varies across countries. In many educational systems, including Romania, universities are responsible for preparing future teachers, collaborating with schools for...

Developing student teachers’ confidence to teach languages through an authentic microteaching exercise

Compulsory languages teaching for primary teachers in Scotland Following the introduction of the Scottish Government’s 1+2 language policy in 2012, all primary teachers in Scotland are expected...