Autoethnography holds significant relevance as a methodology in social justice work within educational research and practice (Boylorn, 2006; Ellis, 2002; Skousen, 2022). It is defined as ...

In this blog post I report on my Winston Churchill Foundation research fellowship study on the adultification of Black girls in state care in 2023 (Ikomi, 2024). Adultification can occur in ...

In April and July of 2023, the BERA Social Justice special interest group (SIG) held an event titled ‘Beyond “Navel-gazing”: Autoethnography as a Catalyst for Change’. This event ...

Telling stories has been part of my upbringing since birth. My Jamaican immigrant grandparents used stories to shape my identity, build character, and share their histories – stories of ...

Historically, self-reflective work has been disparaged as narcissistic or uncritical. In this blog post, I outline two ways, drawn from my own research and practice, in which starting from ...

Mel Green is a lecturer in Education Studies and EdD doctoral researcher at the Open University (OU). Her current EdD research explores the intersections of OU associate lecturers’ personal ...

Since the publication of WHO guidance in 1998, policymakers around the world have sought to include health promotion within education, with schools in many countries now taking a Health ...

Dr Aleksander Blaszko is an accomplished lecturer at the Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University (NTU), with a focus on advancing innovative education through ...

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a cornerstone of research assessment in the UK, influencing funding, reputation and strategy across institutions. However, many researchers are ...

In recent years, both the UK and India have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing research excellence through strategic frameworks – the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education. Effective integration of AI into higher education (HE) can scaffold students and academics with attributes to thrive within the ...

Meg Maguire is Professor of Sociology of Education at King’s College London. Meg's research is in the sociology of education, urban education and policy. She has a long-standing interest in ...