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Women in higher education leadership in Nigeria, South Africa and the UK: Barriers and challenges

Numerous studies in higher education have examined women’s leadership in academic institutions both within specific countries and from an international perspective (Barnard et al., 2022;...

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...

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...

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,...

‘So I suppose they think I’m a failure’: How schools (unwittingly) marginalise white working-class families

BERA Conference 2023

This blog post relates to a qualitative research project focused on the engagement and achievement of white working-class students carried out in three comprehensive secondary schools in an inner...

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 160

Education and democracy

Spring 2024

Research Intelligence issue 158: Unheard voices: Language education outside the mainstream

Opportunity to help address the challenging histories of UK education’s past

BERA is supporting the British Psychological Society (BPS) in creating a pilot teaching resource for secondary school students on the history of IQ testing in the UK education system. The resource...

British Educational Research Journal: Call for special issues (2024)

This opportunity is now closed. The incoming editors of the British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) intend to publish a number of special issues during their tenure, which commences in...

BERA’s 50th Anniversary

In 2024, we marked the significant milestone of our 50th anniversary. This occasion gave us an opportunity to honour our history while looking ahead to the future. Together, BERA made exciting...

SIG Forum Meeting – Social Justice

Join the Social Justice SIG meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting will be hosted online, where you will have the...