Practitioner enquiry: Embedding research in practice

Action research: Research into action

A common trait of expert teachers is a natural scepticism which prompts constant questioning of what they hear and do (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 2009). For many, this leads to research as a means to...

Meeting curriculum requirements while recognising the need for students to relate to texts

Action research: Research into action

In 2010, a number of sweeping educational reforms were announced – particularly in English – where the likes of Byron, Keats and Dickens would firmly be re-rooted and restored to their...

Include, inspire, improve: The power of learner-led research

Action research: Research into action

Learners are paramount as agents of change in education. They are the core reason educational experiences exist. Without empowerment and ownership of change, learners will not and cannot be...

Looking to action research to bridge educational gaps caused by the Covid-19 pandemic: A Saudi perspective

Action research: Research into action

In March 2022, schools reopened in Saudi Arabia. As an educator in higher education, the most noticeable change with my students was their preference for distance learning. However, my sister, who...

Action research: Research into action

A number of BERA events between 2020 and 2022 enabled researchers to come together from a range of different education settings (primary, secondary, tertiary and higher education). These events...

Being a young and highly educated woman: My positionality in doing qualitative educational research in China

This blog post provides two examples of how my researcher positionality intersects with those of participants, and challenges traditional stereotyped expectations of power relations in Chinese...

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:...

Етичні принципи досліджень у галузі освіти, четверте видання (2018 р.)

Це четверте видання Етичних принципів досліджень у галузі освіти Британської асоціації дослідників...

Winter 2022/23

Research Intelligence issue 153: Off the cutting room floor: Learning from research when things do not go as planned

The value of student researcher groups in carrying out peer evaluation in schools and colleges

Student researcher groups are small groups of secondary school and A-level college students, aged 13 to 18, who evaluate outreach activities – such as motivational speakers, study skills...

Researching youth: An educational methodology

Young people are the primary constituency of most educational institutions. Questions of socialisation, the transition into economic participation and the duties of citizenship are important...

Positionality and reflexivity for early career researchers and postgraduate researchers

As researchers, we have an ethical responsibility to recognise the potential impact our background and beliefs have on the decisions we make when conducting research. As early career researchers...