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BERA Educational Research Book of the Year

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

University life in the aftermath of war: Interwar Poland in European context

How can research on student life advance our understanding of broader historical processes? Our earlier work has connected research on university students to the histories of voluntary action,...

Review of Education: Call for ‘State-of-Play’ special issues (2024)

The editors of the Review of Education (RoE) intend to publish a number of ‘State-of-Play' (SoP) special issues during their tenure, which commenced in January 2024. They are therefore seeking...

The BERA Guides: Critical Insights into Educational Research and Practice

Short, research-informed yet accessible introductions to key, interdisciplinary topics impacting education research and practice

Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

The research presented in this series of reports was funded by a grant from the Brian Simon fellowship fund. Held in trust by BERA, the fund was a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading...

Rehearsals for democracy

Education and democracy & History of education: BERA Brian Simon Fund research reports

Student life in Central and Eastern Europe, 1919–1923

Meet and Discuss – Comparative and International Education

The Comparative and International Education SIG meeting was held to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting was hosted online,...

What are the success factors for schools in remote Indigenous communities?

Indigenous students around the world experience poorer educational outcomes compared to their non-Indigenous peers. In Australia, this trend is particularly prevalent in remote areas (Guenther et...

Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fifth edition (2024)

The fifth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research has been revised and updated to enable researchers to conduct their work to the highest ethical standards in any and all...

Embarking on the journey of doing research: Always being reflexive

In the intricate world of research, reflexivity acts as a beacon to guide researchers through the challenging areas of ethics, power dynamics and cultural differences. Reflexivity refers to the...

Women in higher education leadership in Nigeria, South Africa and the UK: Barriers and challenges

Numerous studies in higher education have examined women’s leadership in academic institutions both within specific countries and from an international perspective (Barnard et al., 2022;...

Comparative & International Education – Call for SIG Convenor 2024-2027

An opportunity has arisen to become a SIG Convenor for Comparative & International Education and help lead the SIG over the next 3 years.  Comparative and International Education is a vast,...