Laurel Smith
I am a Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years Education at Sheffield Hallam University, where I lead our English Initial Teacher Education curriculum across PGCE and Undergraduate courses. I...
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Mehmet Demir
Mehmet Demir is currently a research fellow in the Department of Education and Social Justice at the University of Birmingham. He holds a PhD in Curriculum and Pedagogy from the University of...
Editorial: A global goal but local challenges: Perspectives on education in the Global South
This special issue of the BERA Blog is the result of a collaboration between Antonia Voigt and Deepti R Bhat, two doctoral researchers at the School of Education, University of Bristol. Although...
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Michael Van Wyk
Micheal Van Wyk is a Professor of Economics Education in Curriculum Studies and Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of South Africa. His primary...
Henry Hunjo
Henry Hunjo is an associate professor at Lagos State University, Nigeria. He holds a PhD in English Language from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research interests include English as a...
A global goal but local challenges: Perspectives on education in the Global South
This BERA Blog special issue highlights educational topics in the Global South that require urgent attention if we want to reach the goal of quality education for all. The contributions illustrate...
The rise of private international schools and its impact on social justice in China
As of 2023, an estimated 6.7 million students were enrolled in about 13,600 international schools globally. Over the past decade, the global sector of international schools grew by a third, and...
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Linguistic injustice in secondary school classrooms: The case of Tanzania
In Global South countries, the issue of students’ freedoms to learn in a language they know well has been a subject of discussion for many decades. In Tanzania, there is an ongoing debate...
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Teaching Peru’s recent history of conflict in secondary schools: Exploring perspectives ‘at the margins’ and ‘from below’
For two decades between 1980 and 2000, Peru experienced a significant internal conflict, primarily involving the government and the ‘Shining Path’ terrorist group. This tragic period resulted...
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Re-examining SDG 4 through decoloniality: The case of Adivasis, India’s indigenous people
Decolonisation is a continuous struggle for many countries in the Global South, yet it is often overlooked within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among other ambitions,...
Continue reading blog postNewly arrived refugee pupils: Educators’ knowledge, attitudes and practices
According to UNHCR refugee statistics, in mid-2023 the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide topped 110 million for the first time in recorded history. Children who are refugees or asylum...
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Charlotte Verney
I work within UK higher education in professional services, currently at the University of Bristol as Head of Assessment. I am an early career research in educational research, having completed a...