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Principals’ perceptions of the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
Within the ‘Principals as STEM Leaders – Building the Evidence Base for Improved STEM Learning’ project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment,…
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Reflections on using western survey techniques in Chinese contexts
This blog presents a possible example to apply western survey instruments to probe into the impact of gender and social economic status (SES) on career choices of engineering undergraduates in…
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Where are the teachers’ voices in the reform of early career teacher induction?
England continues to have a long-standing problem with recruiting and retaining teachers. Despite high-profile policy discourses such as those in the 2022 initial teacher training (ITT) market…
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School transitions and adjustment of children with neurodevelopmental conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic: Who was caught up in a whirlwind?
Transition from primary to secondary school is considered a key milestone in children’s education. During the Covid-19 pandemic, children experienced additional changes in their lives…
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The BERA Blog: Highlights of 2022
Yuletide greetings and festive cheer to all our readers and authors, wherever you may be. In these challenging times, we thank all of you for your continued support, enthusiasm and engagement with…
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School location and distributed leadership in the United Kingdom
Distributed leadership has increased in popularity worldwide (Harris & Spillane, 2008). Research has been conducted across a diverse range of countries on distributed leadership and its…
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A school subject about truth-seeking and way-seeking
I am linked to the AfterRE project, a research project funded by Culham St Gabriel’s which is asking questions and exploring possibilities about the next stage in development of the subject, Religious Education. This is a think piece that is … Continue reading
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Podcasts that seek to go deeper on matters science, religion and faith
Here are some comments about two recent podcasts well worth listening to if you are working in the field of science and religion Nick Spencer and Bethany Sollereder The first, the shorter of the two, is Diving Deep Into Science … Continue reading
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Religious Education for a time of Existential Threat
A shortened audio recording with slides of inaugural professorial lecture ‘Religious Education for a time of Existential Threat’, given on May 11th 2022 at Canterbury Christ Church University. To find out more visit nicer.org.uk and bobbowie.com. You can book our conference for £25 … Continue reading
What is a Worldview? Trevor Cooling shares his thinking
Trevor Cooling, Professor of Christian Education, and Bob Bowie, Professor of Religion and Worldviews Education, talk about Worldview. You can find information about articles of Trevor’s here https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full… and here https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/…. More about the final report of the Commission of … Continue reading
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