If you know kung fu, how do you know it? In the 1999 film The Matrix, the protagonist Neo has martial arts instantly uploaded into his brain. ‘I know kung fu’, he states, definitively, before...
Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is not new. The pioneers of AI during the 1950s were cognitive scientists who were directly involved in education research (Doroudi, 2023). However, there...
This BERA Bites collection started out as a seminar series in which policymakers, educational practitioners and researchers came together to discuss what we are educating for across the English...
This online webinar was co-hosted by two BERA SIGs, Nature, Outdoor learning and Play and, Education for Environmental Sustainability. Following a successful and engaging series of sessions at...
Initial analysis of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) suggests that mobile phone bans might help with...
Introduction This blog post is a reflection on the UNESCO report (Miao & Holmes, 2023), which underscores the importance of centring educators in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution in...
Expert Panel update BERA’s Expert Panel on educational research funding is continuing its work. After some initial meetings, the panel revised its aims and also engaged a RA who worked with the...
This opportunity is now closed. The incoming editors of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) intend to publish a number of special issues during their tenure, which commences in...
In 2024, we marked the significant milestone of our 50th anniversary. This occasion gave us an opportunity to honour our history while looking ahead to the future. Together, BERA made exciting...
This BERA Blog special issue started out as a seminar series in which we brought together policymakers, educational practitioners and researchers to discuss what we are educating for across the...