Education, civic virtue and populism
A consistent finding of research on education’s civic effects is that it fosters liberalism, respect, tolerance, and social responsibility. The growth of educational participation, according to...
Media series
BERA Conference 2018 – Keynote Lectures
For educational researchers the BERA Annual Conference is an important date in their professional year. It provides the opportunity to:
- network with existing colleagues
- support new colleagues at the start of their careers
- establish the beginnings of new collaborations
- exchange ideas with like-minded colleagues; and sometimes more profitably, with non-like-minded colleagues1
- make new links with potential publishers or funders
- learn about research outside your own area and investigate possible connections
- indulge in discussions of ‘blue sky’ research that reminds you why you are a researcher
Seasoned BERA delegates could probably add several more reasons of their own as to why they return but for most it is about being part of a community of researchers. A community that is dynamic and changes over time; not just in terms of its members but in the way it does things. Participating in a vibrant conference is one way of making sure that you contribute to that change.
Content in this series
Transition to school: Opportunities, expectations, aspirations and entitlements
In Australia, as in many parts of the world, early childhood education has become the subject of much scrutiny, generating a great deal of attention in research, policy and practice. With...
Race discrimination, cultural inequality, and the politics of knowledge in England
From the outside, one might assume England’s education system is tolerant of diversity, welcoming and pluralistic. The truth is, to some extent it is. There are several thousand teachers from...
Tea and the Queen? Researching the enactment of the British values policy in schools
This presentation seeks to make both theoretical and empirical contributions. With regard to the former, I consider issues of citizenship, belonging and values in relation to contemporary...
