Practising teachers in Northern Ireland (NI) operate within an idiosyncratic sociopolitical context characterised by a legacy of conflict, socioeconomic inequalities and interruptions ...

Dr Lindsey Finch holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in Education, Doctorate of Education, and school-management qualifications. In addition, she is a qualified counsellor ...

For many young people, the final years of secondary education are a mix of excitement and uncertainty. The question of ‘what's next?’ looms large, and the choices – whether to pursue ...

Education policy debates often centre on the immediate: what can be achieved within a political term, or what’s feasible in response to a current crisis. But the future of education will ...

The idea that education should be or become an evidence-based profession has been around for several decades and is still gaining in popularity in many countries around the world. The idea ...

Teacher shortages, political instability, emerging global crises and the aftermath of the pandemic have created significant ...

Dr Morwenna Bennallick is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Westminster. She completed her PhD research in 2019 at Royal Holloway, University of London. Morwenna’s ...

What could learning spaces in prison be like? This question has guided our reflective research process, prompting us to reflect critically on existing practice and to create an emerging ...

In this ongoing blog series, presenters and prize winners from BERA Conference 2025 will share insights from the research they present at the event. The series gives presenters the opportunity ...

Divorce and nonmarital childbearing have become increasingly common, leading to more children growing up with a father who lives elsewhere (Sheffield & Winship, 2020). This shift raises ...

In times of crisis, silence is never neutral, it is complicit. As we bear witness to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, what’s unfolding is not only a humanitarian catastrophe but also an assault ...

Kristine Alexandra is a final-year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Australia. She is the recipient of the Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, which ...