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In 2019 and 2020 BERA invites applications for two doctoral fellowships for students commencing their studies at a UK institution within the 2019/2020 academic year. In 2019 a fellowship will...
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In 2019 and 2020 BERA invites applications for two doctoral fellowships for students commencing their studies at a UK institution within the 2019/2020 academic year. In 2019 a fellowship will...
Over the last few years teaching about media texts has been ‘disappeared’ from English. It does not appear in the National Curriculum and does not feature in the relatively new GCSE...
Games have been used in schools since the 1970s. Currently, the games most commonly used in classrooms are ‘edutainment’ games such as Math Blaster (Boyle et al., 2016). These games are...
Continue reading blog postSome decades ago, several studies advanced an unexpected answer to an age-old question: schools do not help students improve their social positions (see for example Coleman et al., 1966). This...
Continue reading blog postDiscussants: Dr Alma Harris Dr Cathryn Knight Dr Ceryn Evans Gihan Ismail * Please note that hyperlinks are displayed in red. speaker presentations Cathryn Knight and Ceryn...
The ASPIRES/2 and Enterprising Science teams are delighted to be awarded the 2018 BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award, which reflects our sociological commitment to praxis and, specifically,...
Continue reading blog postThe theme for 2019 submissions was “How can innovative digital data collection or analysis methods lead to methodological advancement in support of pedagogical change in technology-enhanced...
Academics who do not adhere to a particular line on gender and transgender issues have suffered intimidation by trans activists. The people under attack are not mavericks or extremists. They are...
Continue reading blog postIn this blog, we consider the more practical aspects of completing a PhD – namely time, sacrifice and resilience. Having a ‘handle on time’ is a very important aspect of the PhD journey. We...
Continue reading blog postIn April 2016, a mother voiced her concerns on the English Local Schools Network website (Secret Parent, 2016) about withdrawing her 10-year-old from the new key stage 2 SATs. Her main concern was...
Continue reading blog postNominations for the 2019 BERA Council Elections are now open. We are looking to fill 2 ordinary member vacancies on our Council. In recent years BERA has gone from strength to strength with...
In recent years, teaching within higher education has undergone a shift toward increasingly student-led pedagogies, as institutions seek to improve student autonomy, motivation, and achievement...
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