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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
BERA Youth and Informal Education SIG: Youth Work, Music Production and Measurement
This podcast explores music production as a form of youth work and how the benefits have been quantified and reported. Ian McGimpsey speaks to Frances Howard (Nottingham Trent University), Brian...
Has education-related stress increased among GCSE and A-level students since the introduction of linear assessments?
It is well established that adolescents often cite concerns about their academic performance and uncertainty about the future among their main sources of stress (Anniko et al., 2019). In the UK,...
The BERA-SAGE International Handbook of Research-Informed Education Policy and Practice – Call for Authors
The British Educational Research Association and SAGE Publishers have agreed a contract to publish a two volume 60 chapter work provisionally titled The BERA-SAGE International Handbook of...
Researching Youth – Methods Seminar Series
Does your research involve working with young people? Are you interested in youth-led, creative or culturally-responsive methodologies? The British Educational Research Association (BERA) special...
What’s happening in April
Please find an overview of some of our upcoming activities in April. Improving Student Success Through a Trauma Informed Approach in Higher Education 11 Apr 2022 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The BERA...
President’s Roundtable Seminar: Addressing Racial Disparities in Education After the Sewell Report: Implications for policy, practice and research
This event has been postponed and a new date will be confirmed soon. Lead: Professor Leon Tikly, University of Bristol The Report of the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (CRED),...
Improving Student Success Through a Trauma Informed Approach in Higher Education
The BERA Educational Effectiveness and Improvement SIG is concerned with sharing, developing and disseminating research that explores, informs and improves outcomes in education. With current...
SIG Forum Meeting – Philosophy of Education
Join the Philosophy of Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2021 This meeting will be hosted on Zoom,...
SIG Forum Meeting – Mental health and wellbeing
Join the Mental health and wellbeing SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2022 This meeting will be hosted on...
Spring 2022
Education for environmental sustainability Research Intelligence issue 150 This 150th issue of Research Intelligence reflects and builds upon the renewed focus on education for environmental...
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition (2018)
This extensively revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of BERA's Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research is designed to support educational researchers in conducting research to the...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
Has education-related stress increased among GCSE and A-level students since the introduction of linear assessments?
It is well established that adolescents often cite concerns about their academic performance and uncertainty about the future among their main sources of stress (Anniko et al., 2019). In the UK,...
Continue readingEven More Leadership? A time to reflect
In 2005 I gave my inaugural lecture entitled More Leadership. Having now taken early retirement (to get on with my work), my professor emerita lecture reviews these ideas under the title Even More...
Continue readingExploring the representation of Black autistic people in children’s picture books
Children’s books containing Black autistic characters are rare. As Bishop (1990) explains, books offer windows into others’ experiences and act as mirrors for the way people see themselves....
Continue readingThe complex and contested role of personalisation in online learning
Personalised learning is premised on the recognition of the diversity and differentiation of learners, with the aim of fostering autonomy for learners to shape individualised learning journeys (Li...
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