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
Access to education in the Caribbean: Dr Olivene Burke
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BERA UK
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Season 2
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Episode 4
In this episode of the BERA Podcast BERA Chief Executive Nick Johnson speaks to Dr Olivene Burke (University of the West Indies) about educational research in the Caribbean and her academic work in marginalized community development.
Dr Olivene Burke is the Executive Director of the Mona Social Services, UWI, Jamaica.
Along with her colleagues Tenneisha Nelson and Vanessa Ellis Colley, Olivene Burke is a recipient of the BERA Covid-19 Small Grant Award 2020 for their research project: Access to education in a time of pan(dem)ic in Jamaica rural and urban primary (K-6) schools’ experience.