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Curriculum in a Changing World

50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion

Autumn 2024

Research Intelligence issue 160: Democracy & education

Co-authoring an academic paper with young people: The ethical next step in the students as researcher process

This blog post documents the journey to co-author outcomes of a Students as Researcher project (Fielding & Bragg, 2003) as a perspectives and reflections article for the Curriculum Journal (see...

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 162

International comparative education

Beyond vocabulary and grammar: Importance of considering ‘affective factors’ in teaching Arabic speaking skills

This blog post provides a summary of a study that explored several ‘affective factors’ that influence students’ acquisition of Arabic speaking skills (Bohra, 2020). Drawing upon Krashen’s...

How (post)digital are schools?

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

The use of digital media and technologies in schools increased gradually and then suddenly when the Covid-19 pandemic forced us all online. A growing body of research has emerged in the last...

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of three research projects funded by BERA’s 2023/24 Small Grants Fund (SGF) on the theme ‘education in a digital age:...

When generative artificial intelligence meets academic integrity

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

Educational opportunities & challenges in a digital age

What is a tutorial? Exposing the hidden curriculum of higher education

When undergraduate students start their university course their timetable probably shows a selection of lectures, seminars and tutorials, and perhaps other sessions such as workshops and...

BERA Bites, issue 10: Employability education – learning from the present: A cross-sector view

In an era characterised by rapid technological advancements, globalisation and shifting labour market dynamics, the concept of employability has emerged as a central concern in education. As...

How can we simultaneously tackle the educational objectives of employability and social justice?

Employability has become a key metric for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the 21st century. For example, the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of higher education provision in...

When ‘compassion’ is not enough: An argument for adaptive critical pedagogy in higher education

Compassionate pedagogy has gained international traction in recent educational discourse, advocating for empathy, understanding and flexibility in teaching practices and settings, particularly...