The BERA Blog was established in 2015 to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner.
This special issue explores the value of the professional doctorate in education (EdD) journey and the sources of motivation for individuals pursuing their doctoral research based on their...
This blog post highlights the Iterative Survey’s special ability and demonstrates why the survey is considered ‘iterative’. To define a social group, we could record all experiences,...
Climate Change and Sustainability Education (CCSE), including school-based education, is widely understood as a vital response to the triple environmental crises of climate change, biodiversity...
Context Throughout the history of BERA and indeed the BERA Blog, research on the association between living in poverty and not doing well educationally has been a continuing focus. In Wales,...
This blog post highlights the Iterative Survey’s special ability and demonstrates why the survey is considered ‘iterative’. To define a social group, we could record all experiences,...
Continue reading blog postThis special issue explores the value of the professional doctorate in education (EdD) journey and the sources of motivation for individuals pursuing their doctoral research based on their...
Continue reading blog postThe transition to motherhood is profound. Everything I once knew and aspired to suddenly shifted into an entirely new reality, one for which no preparation is sufficient. Goals, priorities,...
Continue reading blog postPersonal journey and rationale for research My research topic changed from mathematical creativity to ADHD in mathematics because I was diagnosed with ADHD and was fascinated and perplexed by the...
Continue reading blog postMuch is written in research textbooks about understanding your positioning in relation to your question. Even more is written about ensuring that your question and methodology align. But what...
Continue reading blog postCollaborative social learning spaces that foster creativity and social change have always been central to my development as an educator, and they have never been more valuable to me than during my...
Continue reading blog postI am a Black, female, second-generation immigrant of Fante and Ashkenazi heritage and a mother to two children attending schools in London. I am also a teacher educator. At the time of writing, I...
Continue reading blog postAn evolving identity Steadman (2023, p. 53) describes a teacher educator’s identity as ‘uncertain and complex’ but asserts that it is through the very act of delving more deeply into our...
Continue reading blog postIt is probably true to say that the process of giving voice to my ‘inner researcher’ has already taken more than two decades. As someone who has consistently straddled professional practice...
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