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Head, heart, hands, happenstance and horror: some reflections on being educational researchers

This Keynote will take the form of a conversation between two researchers who have the honour of being awarded John Nisbet Fellowships this year. Coincidentally, we have also worked closely...

Going Against the Grain

This session aims to encourage debate about the current state of educational studies as an academic field – its strengths, limitations, constraints and challenges.  I use my own career as a...

BERA Conference 2019 – Keynote Lectures

For educational researchers the BERA Annual Conference is an important date in their professional year. It provides the opportunity to: network with existing colleagues support new...

Manufacturing the engaged and impactful researcher – pleasures, pitfalls and possibilities

British researchers are now urged to make their research more policy relevant and more accessible. Our universities have laid on a veritable smorgasbord of seminars, awards and competitions,...

Education and its contribution to human knowledge: reciprocal relationships between academic disciplines, policy and practice

This presidential keynote talk explores the nature of education as a vital part of human knowledge. The talk addresses the implications of conceiving education, and its contribution to knowledge,...

Trials and Tribulations? Struggles and Successes in the Post-PhD Phase

The BERA ECR Network warmly welcome you to attend their ‘Breakfast Session’ at the BERA Conference 2019. The focus for 2019 will be on ‘Struggles and Successes in the Post-PhD Phase’ and...

Money is not the solution to the teacher shortage – or is it?

In England, less affluent areas have had greater difficulties in attracting qualified teachers than many other parts of the country. In coastal rural areas, which can be highly deprived, 7 per...

BERA Presidential addresses

BERA has collected every Presidential Address, to make these important historical records available to everyone. They can be viewed or downloaded below. All previous Presidential Addresses were...

BERA Conference 2019

10 September 2019 to 12 September 2019Manchester

The BERA Conference 2019 was held on the 10th-12th September 2019 at the University of Manchester. Keynote speakers included: Professor Pat Thomson, Professor Dominic Wyse, Professor Marilyn...

What (if anything) do we know about millennial educational leaders?

This blog post explores the concept of the ‘millennial school leader’, ahead of the presentation of our paper at the BERA Conference 2019. Our session will explore the findings of a systematic...

Beng Huat See

Beng Huat See is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her work largely involves reviews and synthesis of evidence in education, evaluation of...

Using Visual Methods in Educational Research: Workshop

Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email events@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite. Visual methods are increasingly being used in...