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Marlies Kustatscher

Dr Marlies Kustatscher is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh. Her teaching and research focus on childhood practice...

How do socio-economic differences affect pupils’ access to historical content knowledge?

In which ways does socio-economic status (SES) affect how pupils can make use of historical knowledge or just history? This question triggered the research presented in this blog post. In Sweden,...

Showcasing collaborative research partnerships: Practitioner Researcher and Higher Education Professionals

Practitioner research is rooted in the work of John Dewey and the belief that practitioners are both ‘consumers’ and ‘producers’ of knowledge (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1993, p. 9). Over the...

Anton Elloway

Dr Anton Elloway is a Teaching Fellow in English Language Education at the Centre for Open Learning specialising in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). He has recently earned a doctorate from the...

Showcasing collaborative research partnerships: Practitioner Researcher and Higher Education Professionals

Practitioner research is rooted in the work of John Dewey and the belief that practitioners are both ‘consumers’ and ‘producers’ of knowledge (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1993, p. 9). Over the...

If your method was an animal, what would it be?

As academics, our methodological conversations are often pragmatic, focused on using certain approaches for certain aims, and less focused on deeper exploration of ways of ‘doing’ methods. In...

Gideon Kwasi Animah

Gideon Kwasi Animah is a PhD student in the department of Education at the University of Bath. He completed his undergraduate degree in Economics and Management at the University of Venice and his...

BERA Podcast Special Episode: John Furlong “Islands: In Search of Brave New Worlds”

In this episode, former BERA President, John Furlong joins BERA Chief Executive Nick Johnson to discuss his recently published memoir “Islands: In Search of Brave New Worlds”. John reflects on...

Embracing child-centred education: A path to learning freedom

Introduction The field of education is constantly changing, and since the Covid-19 crisis there has been a renewed emphasis on child-centred education. As a final-year PhD research student...

Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

The research presented in this series of reports was funded by a grant from the Brian Simon fellowship fund. Held in trust by BERA, the fund was a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading...

Shifting youth environmental activism from the public imagination to community engagement

Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

Implications for education for sustainability in the 21st century

David Rosenlund

David Rosenlund is an associate professor at the University of Malmö, Sweden. His research mainly focuses on various aspects of the history subject and assessment issues in lower and upper...