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Achala Gupta

Achala Gupta’s research focuses on investigating educational issues sociologically. Her published work has explored practices and processes involving education delivery systems (formal and...

Stay calm and e-educate: Technology, education and mental wellbeing

In unprecedented times, maintaining education for learners across the spectrum has been a huge challenge, requiring educators to adapt quickly to online teaching and learning models. A vast array...

Simone Eringfeld

Simone Eringfeld is the winner of the 2021 BERA Master’s Dissertation Award for her dissertation “Reimagining the Post-Coronial University through Podcasting: Hopes and Fears for the Future of...

2021 Masters Dissertation Award Winners

Every 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...

Isabel Kempner

Isabel Kemper received a judges commendation for the 2021 Masters Dissertation Award for her dissertation “School Councils: Democratic forums or exclusive clubs”. The abstract for her...

Educational Leadership SIG Annual Meeting

Join the Educational Leadership SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2021   This meeting will be hosted on Zoom,...

Conference and Events Manager – Maternity Cover

British Educational Research Association (BERA) currently has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join us as our Conference and Events Manager based in London. You will...

Why we need our world history teacher to be a Martian

‘In space, race doesn’t matter, nationality doesn’t matter. In space, you see the world as a globe and you don’t see the boundaries.’ Maggie Aderin Pocock, space scientist Figure 1:...

BERA Bites, issue 6: Researching education & mental health: From ‘Where are we now?’ to ‘What next?’

BERA Bites

The mental health and wellbeing of learners and teaching staff rank among some of the most pressing issues facing education in the coming decade. Even before the Covid-19 crisis hit, there was...

Wendy Mendez Lumley

Wendy Mendez Lumley is a maths tutor at Ruskin College in the UK. She is a qualified teacher with experience in early years and primary education as a generalist, and currently teaches numeracy...

John Essington

John Essington is a professor of education at Blackburn College in the United States. He previously taught secondary school history and government. Dr Essington is a fellow of the Royal Society of...

Conducting research during the pandemic using an ‘ethics of care’

The Covid-19 pandemic has created economic and social instability for many people in Britain and around the world. As such, we might consider it an experience of ‘collective trauma’, combining...