Exploring Ghanaian lecturers’ engagement experiences in hybrid learning environments during the Covid-19 pandemic

Lecturers teaching in Ghanaian public universities have never had their pedagogical skills and competencies more tested than during teaching online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the...

BERA Announces the 2023 Academic Citizen of the Year

BERA is delighted to announce Dr Victoria Showunmi as the inaugural recipient of BERA’s Academic Citizen of the Year award. This new award was created to honour a member of the wider academic...

A Hong Kong school music education perspective

Arts for All: Exploring inclusivity in arts education

The context: Understanding inclusivity in Hong Kong In Hong Kong, inclusivity is not just a policy, but a way of delivering special education that embraces individual differences and celebrates...

Catalysing Kuwait’s knowledge-based economy: Revamping higher education policy at Kuwait University for Vision 2035

The shift in education to digitisation has increased the need for adaptability and innovation (Ayoub et al., 2023). This pivot is deeply intertwined with the metamorphosis of higher education...

The power of culture in shaping early childhood curricula: Insights from the curriculum hybridisation model

Culture encompasses the shared beliefs, customs and artifacts of a group or society, shaping the way of life of a community. Local culture refers to the specific cultural practices unique to a...

Artificial intelligence in educational research and practice

While artificial intelligence (AI), as an academic discipline, has been with us since the 1950s, knowledge of AI’s impact on formal education and all its stakeholders is in its infancy. To plug...

Teachers seconded as teacher educators: Transformations and tensions

Introduction In Ireland teacher continuing professional development is provided by national support services. These are staffed with teachers seconded annually from their schools for a maximum of...

BERA announces 2023 BERA Educational Research Book of the Year Shortlist

The BERA Educational Research Book of the Year award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and...

Young professionals as development agents: Change makers in education (CMIE) programme for doing development differently

To realise the goals of achieving Sustainable Development Goal number four (that is, the importance of quality education for all) different participatory development approaches (Cornwall, 2011)...

Contemplating the potential influence of typological relatedness on bilingual learners’ L2 preliteracy acquisition

A survey of research on the acquisition of preliteracy skills in children’s first language (L1) has provided an important starting point from which the unique circumstances of bilingual children...

School-based interventions for promoting social capabilities among students: Findings from a scoping review

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of holistic student development (Ansari, 2022; Rogers & Dawson, 2016). This shift arises from the limitations of focusing...

Funding Announced: BERA Small Grants Fund 2023/2024: Education in a digital age: Perspectives from policy and practice

Through our Small Grants Fund, BERA awards funding annually to research on a different, pressing theme each year, with the intention that each project will: make important contributions to the...