BERA Masters Dissertation Award Winner
Hanan Fadlallah is a Secondary English Teacher in London and recipient of the 2022 BERA Masters Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled ‘History Education and Language of Instruction in Divided Societies: The Case of Lebanon’. She has an MA in Comparative Education from University College London and a BA in Education/Elementary from the American University of Beirut. Alongside being a teacher, Hanan is highly passionate about educational research. Whether looking at teacher–student relationships or education systems and curricula, she strives to research what are the best practices in education, especially when it comes to identity construction.
Historically, education has played a vital role in identity formation, especially when looking at minority groups. Group threat theory (Stephen & Stephen, 2000) suggests that minority communities...
Continue reading blog postEvery year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating...
Education has long been seen as a tool for identity formation (Idris et al., 2012). Specifically, certain aspects of the education system are seen as the primary foundation on which national...
Continue reading blog postEvery year BERA recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores BERA’s commitment to developing capacity, advancing quality and...