Giving back to nature
We have a fine tradition of volunteering in the UK, supported by a valuable network of volunteer centres in communities. Research suggests that two hours of giving a week improves health, and...
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The Skills for Jobs white paper: A chance to provide ‘flexibility’
The UK government’s Skills for Jobs white paper is clearly an attempt to realign post-16 education around the needs of employers. It presents a challenge for higher education to develop an...
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Social haunting in former mining communities: A young person’s perspective
The north-east of England is one of the toughest places in the country for young people to gain employment (Carter, 2012). Young people from the region are more likely to drop out of education at...
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Empowering marginalised parents to undertake home-schooling during Covid-19
The strains on the education system caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have forced many parents to have to contend with significant changes in their daily routines. A study of seven countries in...
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Not another Cinderella story: Reflections on a collaboration to tell and imagine past, present and future stories of FE
For just over five years a unique project has examined the situation of further education (FE), mainly in England but also elsewhere in the UK, Australia and Ireland. The FE sector in England...
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Exploring early years degrees and graduate employment outcomes
Degree-qualified practitioners contribute to the quality of early years education and improve children’s outcomes. However, little is known about the content and structure of early years...
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Evaluation of an immersive virtual learning environment for operator training in mechanical and plant engineering using video analysis
Immersive virtual reality (IVR) refers to computer-generated real-time, three-dimensional and interactive environments. Their use is associated with diverse potentials, such as spatially and...
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The good, the bad and the ugly in higher education: Is there any hope for students?
It is an interesting time to be a student. Not a single day passes without newspaper and social media headlines echoing student concerns about the (mis)handling of the Covid-19 crisis on campuses,...
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Understanding adult education in community contexts: The case of the homelessness sector
Third sector community organisations are important sites for learning, especially for the most excluded groups in society. However, little attention has been paid to the various factors shaping...
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Can employers and schools harness employer engagement to improve diversity and inclusion?
The call for diversity and inclusion has intensified in light of recent events of police racism in the United States, the death of George Floyd being the catalyst. Beyond the rhetoric of Black...
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Situated professionalism and its influence on the university–school divide within initial teacher education
‘Would you do that in school?’ A question familiar to anyone who trains new teachers, but one without an easy answer. There often appears to be a divide between what trainees view as...
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Aspiration and constraint in the post-COVID post-compulsory crisis
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_PostCompulsory Online event – pre-registration essential After decades of uncertainty...
