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‘The power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already’: A researcher’s reflections on methodological changes and decision-making in educational research

BERA Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Series 2023

Reflective practice in educational research has a vital role when it comes to decision-making and methodological change. It depends on the researcher’s ethical practice; educational researchers...

Into the labyrinth: Choosing the research method/ology

BERA Early Career Researcher Network Symposium Series 2023

As a doctoral researcher, I always have three questions on my mind. The first question is linked to my specific research project, and I wonder if I have chosen the ‘right’ research...

Systematic reviews: Do we need more rigor and transparency?

Have you ever wondered about the actual reliability of systematic reviews of educational interventions? This issue is significant, as systematic reviews are critical in informing educational...

Reflection in research practices: Using a Close Approximation Model (CAM)

As university-based educational researchers interested in school-based pedagogies around technology enhanced learning (TEL), we worked with various stakeholders during Covid-19 lockdowns, with...

Research Methodologies – Call for SIG Convenor 2024-2027

This SIG provides a forum for critical discussion of research methodology in education and for dialogue about innovation. Its interests are in all aspects of research methodology in education,...

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...

Twitter’s contributions to the neurodivergent educator

Introduction In this blog post, I share my research journey, blending my pursuit of a Doctorate in Education (EdD) with being a neurodivergent researcher. I focus on a study exploring how...

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 160

Education and democracy

BERA Bites, issue 9: What are we educating for?

BERA Bites

This BERA Bites collection started out as a seminar series in which policymakers, educational practitioners and researchers came together to discuss what we are educating for across the English...

Wayfaring in the digital age: An innovative framing of researcher positionality

BERA Conference 2023

‘My giant goes with me wherever I go.’ (Emerson, 1841, p. 36) American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) bemoans the fact that, when travelling, we cannot help but bring ourselves –...

Engaging low-income families in education research: An interdisciplinary exploratory study

BERA Conference 2023

Our comparative research project considered the challenges encountered when engaging low-income families in education research in the UK and China. In this blog post we highlight the context,...