Doing action research ethically
Depending on which literature we use, ‘action research’ may be defined in slightly different ways. Some researchers emphasise the iterative cycles of exploring an issue before developing,...
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Looking to action research to bridge educational gaps caused by the Covid-19 pandemic: A Saudi perspective
In March 2022, schools reopened in Saudi Arabia. As an educator in higher education, the most noticeable change with my students was their preference for distance learning. However, my sister, who...
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Meeting curriculum requirements while recognising the need for students to relate to texts
In 2010, a number of sweeping educational reforms were announced – particularly in English – where the likes of Byron, Keats and Dickens would firmly be re-rooted and restored to their...
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Include, inspire, improve: The power of learner-led research
Learners are paramount as agents of change in education. They are the core reason educational experiences exist. Without empowerment and ownership of change, learners will not and cannot be...
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Teaching and learning communities as a vehicle for developing action research
Over the past eighteen months, our teaching and learning community (TLC) has been working on an action research project designed to develop metacognitive strategies and cultivate self-directed...
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The action research gardener: How doing action research restores my emotional energy
A central question to my action research (AR) asks how a teacher-educator can improve her practice to support trainee-teacher learning during teaching practice (TP). My research was prompted by...
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Practitioner enquiry: Embedding research in practice
A common trait of expert teachers is a natural scepticism which prompts constant questioning of what they hear and do (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 2009). For many, this leads to research as a means to...
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Editorial: Action research: Research into action
Lisa Pettifer, head of professional development in a large secondary school in England, proclaimed in her blog post Living with research in 2015 that, from a practitioner perspective, ‘…the...
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Data in schools: Why gathering reliable data is so important
In 2017, the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills in England (Ofsted) stated for the first time that all of its work is evidence-led. Specifically, the regulator’s...
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BERA Conference 2023 – Call for Abstract Reviewers
Would you be willing to act as a reviewer for abstracts submitted to the BERA Annual Conference 2023? To be involved, you will need to: be a BERA Member be available to referee abstracts...
Invitation to write an article for a special section of Research Intelligence (issue 155 – summer 23)
Invitation to write an article for a special section of Research Intelligence (issue 155 – summer 23) BERA’s Higher Education (HE) and Practitioner Research special interest groups (SIGs)...
Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME) 2023
The aim of the Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education (PRiME) event is to provide a supportive platform for teachers of mathematics in early years, primary, secondary, further education or...
