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BERA Celebrates 50 Years of Advancing Educational Research
On 26 November 2024, BERA marked our 50th anniversary with a celebratory event alongside our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held in a festive atmosphere, the day highlighted the achievements ...
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Beyond school leadership: What makes success for CEOs of multi-academy trusts in England?
Multi-academy trusts (MATs) oversee groups of schools in England, each led by a CEO responsible for implementing strategy, leading growth and representing the trust (DfE, 2023). This blog ...
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BERA announces 2024 BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
The BERA Educational Research Book of the Year award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging ...
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Calum Davey, Dr
Dr Calum Davey is the Executive Director for Research and Best Practice at the National Institute of Teaching. He is the PI of a Nuffield Foundation project, TIDE, which is looking at ...
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Mind the responsible use of AI in education: Bridging the gaps
Our research indicates that the landscape of responsible AI use in education is uneven. Tight school budgets necessitate careful planning for teachers’ professional development, prompting us ...
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Vanessa Cui, Dr
Dr Vanessa Cui is a senior research fellow at Birmingham City University’s Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE). She is an experienced practitioner ...
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Louise Wheatcroft, Dr
Dr Louise Wheatcroft is a senior lecturer in ITE at Birmingham City University. In her research, Louise draws upon her experiences as a primary teacher and teacher educator to further ...
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Six parent role types in the corporatised governance of multi-academy trusts: Products and enablers of a corporate game
Internationally, the marketisation of schooling has re-imagined schools as businesses (Ball, 2017) calling for those with business skills take on the role of school governance (Wilkins, ...
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Podcast Series: The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Educational Research
In 2015, United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is framed around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN describes these goals as “an urgent ...
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Understanding the impact of socioeconomic status on student learning in schools
Why do some students excel while others struggle, despite having access to the same school educational resources? The answer often lies in their socioeconomic status (SES). SES is a ...
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Cheng Yong Tan, Dr
Cheng Yong Tan is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. His research programme critically examines how different sources of influence (home, ...
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The UN SDGs and educational research: The SDGs, HE and conflict: The case of Ukraine
In 2015, United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is framed around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN describes these goals as “an urgent ...