BERA UK Podcast
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone engaged in and with educational research both nationally and internationally.BERA is a membership association and learned society committed to advancing research quality, building research capacity and fostering research engagement. We aim to inform the development of policy and practice by promoting the best quality evidence produced by educational research.This podcast consists of research informed content on key educational issues. This podcast gives our members a voice to promote their research and features educational leaders and experts speaking about hot topic issues in Education. Our aim is to produce and promote episodes that attract policymakers, parents, teachers, educational leaders, members of school communities, politicians, and anyone who is interested in education today.
Episodes
76 episodes
The UN SDGs and educational research: Introduction: The importance of the relationship between the SDGs and higher education
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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27:26
The UN SDGs and educational research: Public Sector Partnerships and gender equality
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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33:10
The UN SDGs and educational research: "Hello, let's talk about SDGs" - Exploring Students’ perspectives on the Sustainable Goals in Higher Education
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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17:33
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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27:05
The UN SDGs and educational research: Managing wellbeing among postgraduate researchers
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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33:08
The UN SDGs and educational research: The role that academic leadership on Artificial Intelligence from the Global South can play in leading participation and collaboration in global partnerships
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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29:45
The UN SDGs and educational research: Universities and peace, social justice and higher education
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 call for action by all countries,” emph...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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28:40
Innovative Research Methodologies: Corpus assisted discourse analysis
This podcast is the sixth and final instalment in the series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by researchers in education. In t...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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45:57
Innovative Research Methodologies: The learning schools approach
This podcast is the fifth in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by researchers in education. In this episode, Dr Bukola ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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43:33
Innovative Research Methodologies: Posthumanist Methodologies
This podcast is the fourth in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by researchers in education. In this episode, Dr Bukola Oy...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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39:21
Innovative Research Methodologies: Solicited diaries
This podcast is the first in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by researchers in education. In this episode, Dr Bukola Oyi...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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46:30
Innovative Research Methodologies: Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation Research (PERP)
This podcast is the third in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by researchers in education. In this episode, Dr Bukola ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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48:29
Innovative Research Methodologies: Punk ethnography
This podcast is the second in a series commissioned by the Research Methodology in Education Special Interest Group to showcase the variety of methodologies and methods being undertaken by researchers in education. In this episode, Dr Bukola Oy...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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43:36
Introducing Intersectionality: In conversation with Heidi Safia Mirza
In this episode John Parkin, Mabel Encinas and Saima Salehjee chat to Heidi Safia Mirza, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society.Heidi Mirza achieved prominence with the publication of "Young, female and black" (1992) and later became...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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55:21
Inclusivity in Contemporary Music Education
This episode of the BERA Podcast explores the role of contemporary music style and practice in promoting inclusivity in music education. Adam Hart is joined by Pete Dale and Pam Burnard, convenors of the AHRC Contemporary Urban Music for Inclus...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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37:35
BERA Podcast Season 4 Review
On this week's episode Nick Johnston the Chief Executive introduces some of the best moments from season 4 of the podcast. This episode contains clips of all the interviewees throughout the season.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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33:16
Youth Disability Activism - Dr Miro Griffiths MBE
Dr Miro Griffiths is a Leverhulme Research Fellow in Disability Studies, in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, at the University of Leeds. His research primarily explores disabled people’s resistance practices in challenging marginalisa...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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32:26
The Playful Academic - Maarten Koeners
Maarten Koeners studies and teaches integrative physiology at the University of Exeter. He integrates insights in the physiology of play and playful learning with his academic practice. Recently he established
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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31:29
The 'Shadow Education' Phenomenon- Achala Gupta
Dr Achala Gupta is a lecturer at Southampton Education School, University of Southampton. Her research focuses on investigating educational issues sociologically. Achala’s current interests include education delivery systems (formal and ‘shadow...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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29:53
Transitions in Education Post Lockdown- Beth Hannah, Claire Fox, Emma Harvey, Ben Broadhurst, Jonathan Glazzard, Michelle Jayman and Anthea Rose
In this episode multiple and multidimensional transitions in education are reflected on through a post-lockdown lens. Jonathan Glazzard interviews Beth Hannah about developing a framework for compassionate transition while Michelle Jayman discu...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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28:15
Moral Understanding and its impacts on teaching and learning- Daniel Vanello and Catriona Card
Daniel Vanello is Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow in the Philosophy Department at the University of Warwick where he is pursuing the project “Shaping Our Moral Identity” (2020-2023). Vanello was awarded his PhD at the University of Warw...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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29:42
Inclusive Academic Writing- Gihan Ismail, Anna Robinson-Pant and Pat Thomson
Gihan Ismail is an Associate Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University and a teaching assistant in Education at the University of Bath. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Education and her study explores the experiences...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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29:54
Children's Voice in Childhood Education and Nursery Provision- Lorna Arnott-
Dr Lorna Arnott is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Early Years in the School of Education, University of Strathclyde. Lorna's main area of interest is in children's early play experiences, particularly in relation to technologies, social and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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31:00
Environmental Sustainability- Dr Lizzie Rushton and Dr Lynda Dunlop
Dr Lynda Dunlop is a Senior Lecturer in Science Education and a member of the University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG). Her research focuses primarily on the philosophical...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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27:28
BERA Youth and Informal Education SIG: Youth Work, Music Production and Measurement
This podcast explores music production as a form of youth work and how the benefits have been quantified and reported.Ian McGimpsey speaks to Frances Howard (Nottingham Trent University) and Simon Glenister (Noise Solution) about how mus...
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