Dylan Adams
Dylan Adams is a lecturer in primary education studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Previously, he worked as a primary school teacher in schools in South Wales, including as key stage 2...
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Using art to represent science: A visualisation of student motivation data
Data comes in many forms, some more accessible than others. At the recent BERA conference, I tried to address this with a poster presenting quantitative data in an unexpected way. The data came...
Continue reading blog postTwo new additional members of the BERA Engagement Committee
After an open call to the BERA membership at the end of 2019, we are pleased to announce two new members to the BERA Engagement Committee. The Engagement Committee takes an active and invaluable...
Abigail Parrish
Dr Abigail Parrish is a lecturer in education at the University of Sheffield. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes focusing on teacher development and languages...
Vivienne Baumfield to be next BERA President
Many congratulations to Vivienne who has been elected following the open call late last year. She will begin her term as Vice President after the AGM in September and then will serve as our 37th...
Joshua Heyes
Before coming to the world of educational research, I completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Nottingham, during which I worked on sexual ethics and philosophy of...
Being a ‘chameleon’: The role of ethical reflexivity in becoming a more virtuous teacher-researcher
Engaging in a hot topic session at the 2019 BERA Conference, we explored the notion that ethical dilemmas in the field are dynamic and constantly evolving, heavily dependent on both context and...
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When walking on marshland, occasionally expect to lose your wellies
A consistent refrain of colleagues is that research ethics committees seem to be committed to stopping research. Nothing could be further from the truth. The contemporary research ethics committee...
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How do we enact ‘informed consent’?
As researchers we have a responsibility not just to inform participants about our research and its possible consequences, but to have confidence that participants are giving informed consent. So...
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The challenges and solutions for qualitative researchers in gaining ethical approval and consent
A special series of blogs asks the difficult questions about current informed consent and ethical approval practices and assumptions, critically exploring the work and philosophy of both ethics...
Editorial: The challenges and solutions for qualitative researchers in gaining ethical approval and consent
BERA members, through informal conversation, recognised that there was a danger that qualitative studies may become under threat from not being approved by ethical committees in an increasingly...
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BERA Council Meeting Agendas
BERA Council meeting agendas are published on this page seven days prior to the meeting. If you would like any further information, please contact secretariat@bera.ac.uk 2025 14th May...