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The experiences of autistic young people & their parents of lockdown & the reopening of schools

Education & Covid-19: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

This report summarises findings of research into how families of autistic children and young people attending mainstream schools in England experienced and responded to home-schooling and...

Connecting to the land and nature

KO AHAU TE AWA KO TE AWA KO AHAU I AM THE RIVER, AND THE RIVER IS ME Pleasurable experiences in nature can lead to the development of a positive attitude and active engagement with the natural...

Summer 2021

The serious side of nature, outdoor learning & play International perspectives Research Intelligence issue 147 The special section in this issue looks beyond the dominant Eurocentric and...

Embedding sustainability education in practice

A series of blogs that explore how new initiatives in a number of countries are developing and delivering education for sustainable development, from the early years to higher education.

Inspiring hope, igniting resilience: Pedagogies to build socio-ecological literacies & transform worldviews

My souvenir is two cups Full of creek water. I couldn’t take it with me So, I tipped it over my head, Re-baptised myself Because I’m going to be different From now on. (cited in Gray &...

Editorial: Embedding sustainability education in practice

The global issues of climate change, protecting the environment, and ensuring equity and fairness for all continue to gain increasing prominence in everyday consciousness. The role of education to...

Education for sustainability: Connecting learners with nature

Education has become an increasingly important part of the international agenda to raise awareness of how we can support action to shape a more sustainable way of life (Rieckmann, 2012). Enshrined...

Vandana Singh

I am a Senior lecturer in Education Studies, Award Leader, International Development and Education, School of Education and Co-Chair of Global Inclusive Network, Bath Spa University. I am writing...

Entanglements of writing and matter: Towards less human-centred practices

Over the last decade, the humanities and social sciences have become increasingly interested in the nonhuman (animals, plants, non-living objects) as having agentic and performative capacities. By...

Missing grades, missed opportunities? The impact of exam cancellation among elective home education families

In this episode of the BERA Podcast Joanna Merrett discusses the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on elective home education families and her recent research submitted to the UK EHE select...

Within and beyond the mainstream: realising alternative possibilities across educational stages

Online registration has now closed, to register please email events@bera.ac.uk   #BERA_AlternativeEducation Online event - pre-registration essential Across the global context of disrupted...

Harnessing young people’s interest to boost learning and belonging in flexi schools

For young people in flexi schools, being interested in their school learning is often a novel experience, and one they value highly. Having been disengaged from and by conventional education,...