About
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...
Announcing the BERA Teacher Network
We are pleased to announce the formation of the new BERA Teacher Network The BERA Teacher network aims to be an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools...
‘Read The Trial by Kafka for a good analogy’: Teacher educator experiences of DfE accreditation in England
The whole initial teacher education (ITE) sector in England has just been through a significant change, brought about by the Department for Education’s ITT Market Review (DfE, 2022). We use the...
Review of Education: Call for ‘State-of-Play’ special issues (2024)
The editors of the Review of Education (RoE) intend to publish a number of ‘State-of-Play' (SoP) special issues during their tenure, which commenced in January 2024. They are therefore seeking...
BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
Summer 2024
Research Intelligence issue 159: Partnering with generative artificial intelligence to write: The future of academic publishing
Upcoming events
Showcasing collaborative research partnerships: Practitioner Researcher and Higher Education Professionals
Practitioner research is rooted in the work of John Dewey and the belief that practitioners are both ‘consumers’ and ‘producers’ of knowledge (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1993, p. 9). Over the...
BERA Teacher Network – Coffee Hour
The BERA Teacher Network’s coffee hour will give you the opportunity to find out more about the Teacher Network and its activities as well as get to know a little more about the team behind it.
Typologising in, around and for the field of education management, administration and leadership
This BERA Educational Leadership SIG event introduces researchers’ development and exploration of typologies in and around educational leadership, management and administration (ELMA). ...
Holistically healthy humans: championing mental and physical wellbeing in education
Health does not operate at a singular level; mental and physical health are inextricably linked. Our physical body depends on our mental state and vice versa and improvement or decline in one area...
BERA Publishes 2023 Annual Report
2023 was a blockbuster year for BERA, and there was much to celebrate. We are pleased to publish our annual report for 2023, offering a comprehensive overview of our organisation's achievements in...
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, fifth edition (2024)
The fifth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research has been revised and updated to enable researchers to conduct their work to the highest ethical standards in any and all...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
The latest from the BERA Blog
‘Read The Trial by Kafka for a good analogy’: Teacher educator experiences of DfE accreditation in England
The whole initial teacher education (ITE) sector in England has just been through a significant change, brought about by the Department for Education’s ITT Market Review (DfE, 2022). We use the...
Continue reading blog postReframing climate change education
Is it time to start thinking about reframing climate change education? Teaching pupils about climate change and sustainability is problematic. Simply confronting them directly with the facts can...
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Visual reflective journaling: A tool for promoting self-care and ethical research practices for teacher-researchers
Researchers not only need but also deserve to care for their body-selves (Ellingson, 2017), particularly given the inherent challenges and stressors that come with engaging in research and...
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The future of AI in English language teaching and learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring immediate and long-term benefits, but also challenges and risks to education systems (UNESCO, 2023). This is a hotly contested topic in English language...
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