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Stephen Gorard

Stephen Gorard is professor of education and public policy at Durham University, and director of the multi-disciplinary Durham University Evidence Centre for Education. He is a fellow of the...

Research Ethics Case Studies: 2. Researcher wellbeing & international fieldwork

Research Ethics Case Studies 2019

Focussing on an early-career researcher embarking on her first academic role, this second entry in BERA’s  Research Ethics Case Studies series considers the ethical issues that arise not only...

BERA Research Ethics Case Studies: 3. Anticipating the application & unintended consequences of practitioner research

Research Ethics Case Studies 2019

This third entry in BERA’s Research Ethics Case Studies series considers the unintended consequences of practitioner research – or, by extension, any research project that involves multiple...

Internationalisation Webinar: What does an internationalised curriculum look like?

The internationalisation webinar series has been running since 2007 as part of an initiative organised by Dr Joanna Al-Youssef (University of Nottingham). It is an open event during which...

Informed consent and assent, and the ethical review process, with/for research with the very young

This post introduces the challenges associated with gaining ethical review board approval, and securing the informed consent and assent of participant families, in educational research. It draws...

Inaugural Doctoral fellowship winner announced

BERA is delighted to announce that Sharon Smith is the first recipient of our new doctoral fellowship. Sharon will undertake her PhD at the University of Birmingham and her proposal is titled...

Abstract reviewing

Would you be willing to act as a reviewer for abstracts submitted to the BERA Annual Conference 2020? To be involved, you will need to: be a BERA Member be available to referee abstracts...

Internationalisation Webinar: What does an internationalised curriculum look like?

The panel consists of: Dr Craig Whitsed, Curtin University, Australia Dr Carine Ullom, Ottawa University, US Dr Krishna Bista, Morgan State University, US Dr Shyam Sharma, Stoney Brook...

Grace Healy

Grace Healy is Education Director (Secondary) at the David Ross Education Trust. She has held various leadership roles with a focus on curriculum/teacher development and Initial Teacher Education....

Sharon Smith

Sharon Smith recently completed her PhD at the School of Education at the University of Birmingham (July 2024). Her research interests relate to inclusion, education, the role of parents of...

You don’t understand us!

'You don’t understand us or the subject!’ This is a frequent cry heard by me, as a university research ethics chair, from educational researchers trying to get ethics approval for research...

Sarah Quinton

Sarah Quinton is a reader in digital society. She explores how digitalisation is changing society, and is currently investigating the use of social media to share images by older people and how...