Kristof De Witte is a full professor in Education Economics and Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, Belgium, and he holds the chair in ‘Effectiveness ...

Higher education is currently experiencing contrasting trends. First, academic performance prior to university entry is declining: the PISA 2022 results highlight a ‘decade-long ...

In a recent article published in the British Educational Research Journal, I explore how children’s agency operates within England’s primary education system, and propose the concept ...

Objects in early childhood education Object-based learning is familiar in early childhood practice. Sociocultural theories of learning conceptualise objects as tools that support ...

The Race, Ethnicity and Education Special Interest Group challenges systems of oppression that demean and threaten to erase educators and learners of Global South heritage, through discussion and ...

It has become second nature: when a question arises, the first thing we do is reach for our phones and access one of the plethora of internet platforms, where we may reliably assume that we ...

This SIG is interested in the relationship between research and policy in education This SIG provides a space for BERA members interested in the relationship between research and policy in education.

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All things higher education research, policy, and practice. The transition from elite to mass higher education systems is a significant global development that forms the broader context for ...

The Inclusive Education SIG provides a forum for critical discussion about all aspects of Inclusive education. Our concerns are with the substantive, methodological and ethical aspects of research ...

The sector of post-compulsory education and lifelong learning is a wide and diverse one, covering areas such as the study of 14-19 education and training, further and higher education, adult education ...