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Past event

Researching for Social Justice and Educational Improvement

Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email events@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite.

 

 

Aimed at researchers, doctoral students, teacher educators and school teachers, this conference seeks to provide a showcase for relevant research in the region – especially that of teachers in local schools.

 

PROGRAMME

09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Welcome and introductions
Andy Goodwyn, University of Bedfordshire
10:15 Literacy in Teacher Education: It’s the Context, Stupid
Peter Smagorinsky, University of Georgia
11:00 Refreshments
11.15 Parallel papers I
12:30 Lunch
13:15 Parallel papers II
14:30 Refreshments
14:45 Teaching justly: literature and social change
Larissa Mclean Davies, University of Melbourne
15:30 Panel discussion by keynote presenters
15.55 Completion of evaluation forms
16.00 End of conference

BURSARIES

The BERA Early Career Researcher Network offers a limited amount of bursaries to the value of £75 towards travel for BERA Student Members only.

To apply for one of these bursaries, please email events@bera.ac.uk with a 250 word statement on why you want to attend this event and why you need the financial assistance. Bursaries are offered on a first come, first served basis. Travel expenses will be reimbursed after the event in accordance with our travel policies. You must not have previously received bursary funding from BERA.