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BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2023: Making decisions in educational research: ethics and methodologies

Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted at early career researchers (ECRs) – be they current Masters or Doctoral students or those in the early post-doctoral phase....

Revisiting the role of case knowledge in teacher development

Teacher knowledge is very much in the foreground of English early career teacher development, as articulated in the Department for Education’s (DfE) Core Content Framework and Early Career...

BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network Regional Representative – South West England

Call for Regional Representative - South West England Regional Representatives The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing...

Research reflexivity during Covid-19

BERA Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Series 2022

In this blog post, I reflect on my experience of research reflexivity when conducting a PhD study during the Covid-19 outbreak. This piece is a result of presenting at the Early Career Researcher...

Making decisions in researcher positionality

BERA Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Series 2022

I was privileged to attend and present at the October event in the BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network Symposium Series 2022. As an ECR, the opportunity to explore the dilemmas I faced when...

‘Who are you?’ Moving from reflexivity to self-reflexivity in educational research with marginalised groups

BERA Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Series 2022

In this blog post, I consider my critical engagement with my positionality beyond reflexivity to self-reflexivity. When conducting my literature search for my thesis, I noticed that...

BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2022: Framing research: Theories, concepts and reflexivity in educational research – October

BERA Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Series 2022

The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network Symposium Series offers so much to ECRs. Presenters are given the opportunity to reflect on a key aspect of their research and gain feedback from...

BERA Announces 2023 Masters Dissertation and Doctoral Thesis Awards

Every year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education and Doctorate student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to developing capacity, advancing quality...

ECR Coffee Hour

Come along to the BERA ECR Network’s coffee hour during which time you’ll have the opportunity to find out more about the ECR Network and its activities as well as getting to know a little...

It takes a faculty to raise an early career researcher: Strategies for developing a confident and successful ECR lecturer

Early career researchers (ECRs) are usually defined as individuals in the five years after completing a doctoral degree. These five years are fundamental in helping pave the way for a future in...

Practical research considerations for PGRs and ECRs: Adaptability, resilience and career transitions

On 7 June 2022 postgraduates (PGRs) and early career researchers (ECRs) with an interest in youth studies met for a virtual event, facilitated by the youth study groups of three UK organisations:...

BERA Conference 2023 – Call for Abstract Reviewers

Would you be willing to act as a reviewer for abstracts submitted to the BERA Annual Conference 2023? To be involved, you will need to: be a BERA Member be available to referee abstracts...