Unpacking the complexities and challenges of education in Northern Ireland
Stimulating debate with Ulster University’s Transforming Education project
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Transforming education in Northern Ireland: foregrounding the best interests of the child
This blog post is a little different. Using my background as an advocate for children, I reflect on what they require from an education system that is so often not designed to serve their needs....
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From hospital halls to school walls: Raising awareness about the impact of a cancer diagnosis on a child’s educational journey
A national average of 1,645 cancer cases among 0-to-14-year-old children and 2,110 cases among 15-to-24-year-old teenagers and young adults are reported annually in the United Kingdom, with a...
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BERA and the Kusuma Trust: Neurodiversity in mainstream schools grant programme
BERA is partnering with the Kusuma Trust to deliver several research projects with the aim to improve the school experience and academic attainment of young people who are neurodivergent. The...
Branching Out: Mobilising community assets to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in primary schools
Children's mental health is a pressing concern, with recent data suggesting 18 per cent of children aged 7–16 years in England have been diagnosed as having a probable mental health disorder...
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Harnessing the power of poetry in academic research – the author’s use of poetry as a tool for analysis
This blog post focuses on my approach to using poetry as an analytical tool in a recent empirical study. There is an exciting body of research highlighting the potential for incorporating poetry...
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Research Ethics Case Studies 2024: Watch your language: Ethical issues when working with young people – meaning and power
This case study explores ethical issues that arise for researchers working with young people. This includes the right of young people to contribute their experiences and opinions in a way that...
Research Ethics Case Studies 2024: Negotiating power, participation and dissent with young-researchers in community dissemination
This case study considers the ethical issues that can arise when conducting participatory research with young people. It highlights the nuanced nature of participation preferences and the ethical...
The extreme tipping point of disadvantage: Decolonial approaches to understand persistent gaps
Across North America and the United Kingdom, children attending schools in urban, low-income, ethnically enriched neighbourhoods continue to experience significantly lower academic achievement in...
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Curriculum in a Changing World
50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion
Amplifying the invisible, the overlooked and marginalised: Methods that support children in sharing their lived experiences of racism
For social justice to emerge, society must re-focus on whose voices are heard. If you are a researcher who does not belong to the marginalised group you are working with, it can be challenging to...
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Autumn 2024
Research Intelligence issue 160: Democracy & education
