BERA Council
Dominic Wyse, Professor
Professor of Early Childhood & Primary Education at University College London
Dominic has made a leading contribution to research on curriculum and pedagogy, including national curricula, for more than 25 years. He has led multiple research projects and has published many books and research papers. Dominic’s main research is on effective teaching of reading and writing. His book ‘The Balancing Act: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teaching Phonics, Reading and Writing’ (co-authored with Charlotte Hacking, Routledge), and their research paper, advanced ‘The Double Helix of Reading and Writing’, a new theory and model for teaching. Dominic was president of BERA from 2019 to 2022. He has made a significant contribution to research on education as an academic discipline in universities, including the vital place of teacher education and ‘close-to-practice research’. As president then vice-president he led the BERA ‘Education: The State of the Discipline’ initiative which consisted of five research projects undertaken by different teams of researchers.
Dominic Wyse's contributions
Education: The State of the Discipline. The progress of Education
An analysis of data from the Research Excellence Framework
Education: The State of the Discipline
Since 2020, BERA has been running a large-scale initiative that aims to provide a clear, comprehensive account of the state of education as an academic discipline in universities; as a field of...
Ethics and Practitioner Research
While BERA guidelines for ethical research do exist, it is acknowledged that the application of the guidelines is not always simple and straightforward. This event was an opportunity to discuss...
Ethics and Practitioner Research
While BERA guidelines for ethical research do exist, it is acknowledged that the application of the guidelines is not always simple and straightforward. This event is an opportunity to discuss how...
Spring 2023
Research Intelligence issue 154: Education: The State of the Discipline
The politics of ‘scientifically-based’ teaching: Phonics for reading and grammar for writing
The teaching of reading and writing understandably attracts attention from researchers, teachers and policymakers because of the importance of literacy for children’s educational development....
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BERA update and AGM 2022
BERA Members only - you will need to be logged in to see the register button The 47th BERA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held virtually, via the BERA website, on Tuesday 15th November...
