New Virtual Issue of BERJ
“In praise of the British Educational Research Journal” - a virtual issue of some of the most important papers appearing over the past 40 years has recently been published. Edited by Stephen...
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New Editor for Research Intelligence
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Kalwant Bhopal has been appointed as the incoming editor of Research Intelligence. Kalwant starts her term with the first issue of 2016 and comes to the...
How can educational researchers respond to the refugee crisis?
Building on discussions at ECER 2015 in Budapest, BERA members and delegates used the opportunity of being gathered at the annual conference in Belfast to discuss how they might individually and...
Number of children classed as having special needs falling dramatically
The number of children registered as having special educational needs is dropping sharply as schools in England respond to government policy changes and possibly, also, to pressures on their...
Schools’ use of technology linked to lower pupil test scores
Further questions about the impact of technology in the classroom are being raised today, as new research links frequent computer usage to lower test scores.A study being presented to BERA by Dr...
Scottish and English teenagers split on whether university should be free
A difference of opinion between English and Scottish young people on how higher education should be funded has been captured in a study being presented to BERA today.Around three quarters of...
High take-up of private tuition by primary school pupils revealed
Nearly half of 11-year-olds among some minority ethnic groups in the UK are receiving private tuition outside of school, research has revealed.Children categorised as from Chinese, black or Indian...
BERA SAGE Public Impact Award
BERA in collaboration with SAGE Publishing, are pleased to confirm the winners of this year's Public Impact Award: Dr Alice Bradbury and Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes: (UCL-IoE).They were nominated...
Schools ‘need a moral purpose beyond exam results’
Schools are failing to set out a coherent moral purpose for their pupils beyond the achievement of good grades, research being presented tomorrow (Wednesday) claims.Education institutions should...
Want to get a good night’s sleep, kids? Turn off Facebook and Twitter, say researchers
The impact of social media on young people’s lives has been underlined starkly as a new study reports that more than one in five teenagers say they “almost always” wake up during the night...
Key facts on educational research in 2015
Ahead of the BERA 2015 Conference, we have published a fact sheet based on the outcomes of REF2014 and the forthcoming BERA Observatory. This gives an overview both the strengths of UK educational...
New Issue of Research Intelligence now online
The autumn issue of Research Intelligence is now online. Members can download the interactive version here.
