Research in Teacher Education: Networking Event
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Working together or working apart? An effective approach to parent-school relationships
It is not a new argument that parents and family in general have a very strong impact on children’s cognitive and social performance. This argument originates back in the ecological theory of...
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How care-full is early childhood assessment?
The first priority in education – if by education we mean learning to be human – is learning to live in personal relation to other people…I call this the first priority because failure in...
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Raising the Participation Age, Reporting Requirements and their Regulation
This blog describes recent issues concerning the collection and reporting of data associated with Raising the Participation Age (RPA). It details recent changes to English local authorities’...
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The more qualifications you have, the less you learn – lessons from citizen science
Citizen science projects are becoming increasingly important sites for researching the learning of adults. Citizen science is identified as offering: new ways to engage in scientific research; new...
Continue reading blog postFormer BERA President honoured
Many congratulations to former BERA President John Furlong who received an OBE in the recent New Year's Honours. John received his award in recognition of his work on educational research and...
Making pedagogical choices in times of change
In an earlier BERA blog post (‘Voices in the Air’ 20th September 2016), Chris Husbands described the years that followed the 2010 general election as a “frenetic period of change in...
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Going beyond evidence
I offer here a reflexive comment on the BERA blog. Its stated aim is: ‘to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner’, for ‘policy-makers, parents,...
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Opportunity: Independent Researchers’ Forum Convenor Applications Invited
The Independent Researchers’ Forum (IRF) was launched by BERA in July 2015 to create a dedicated space for those who see themselves as members of the educational research...
Opportunity: Postgraduate Forum Convenor Applications Invited
The BERA Postgraduate Forum was established in 2012 as a result of the Association’s wish to offer more specific forms of support to postgraduates. It reflects the view of...
Transgender Equality Inquiry
In January of this year, the Women and Equalities Select Committee released its report of its inquiry into transgender equality. The inquiry comprised of evidence from transgender community...
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Primary School Assessment
The recent news that the Commons Education Select Committee has decided to formally review SATs at the ends of Key Stages 1 and 2 hasn’t yet occasioned much comment on the Mumsnet talkboards;...
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