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.
BERA UK Podcast
The Work of UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities - Jake Anders
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BERA UK
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Season 3
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Episode 5
In this week's episode Nick Johnson (Chief Executive of BERA) interviews Jake Anders. Jake is Associate Professor of Quantitative Social Science and his research focuses on the causes and consequences of educational inequality and the evaluation of policies and programmes aimed at reducing it. He is also Deputy Director of the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO). CEPEO opened at the beginning of the pandemic and Jake discusses this challenge as well as upcoming projects and the core aims of the research centre.