08.30 - 19.00

09.30 - 12.30

SIG Convenors and Co-Convenors Meeting

09.30 - 09.40

Early Career Researcher Welcome
Professor Mary James, University of Cambridge

09.40 - 09.55

Finding your Voice in Educational Research
Professor David James

09.55 - 11.10

Early Career Researcher Conference - Parallel Session 1

11.15 - 12.30

Early Career Researcher Conference - Parallel Session 2

12.30 - 13.00

Early Career Researcher Conference Lunch

13.00 - 13.15 

Main Conference Opening Remarks

Professor Mary James, University of Cambridge

Professor Clive Agnew, Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students, University of Manchester

13.15 - 14.15

'BERJ award for 2011

Routledge Keynote Lecture Sponsored by Taylor and Francis
Professor Stephen Heppell, Bournemouth University

14.30 - 16.00

Main Conference - Parallel Session 1 

16.00 - 16.30

Tea/Coffee/Exhibition/Poster Viewing

16.30 - 18.00

Keynote Symposia

18.00 - 18.30

Welcome Reception for New Members, Early Career Researchers and International Delegates
/Poster Viewing

18.30 - 19.00

Main Conference Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Sage

Rest of evening free for own plans

08.00 - 17.45

Registration Open                                           

09.00 - 10.30

09.00 - 10.30

Main Conference - Parallel Session 2
 

AARE Symposium

10.30 - 11.00

Tea/Coffee/Exhibition/Poster Viewing

11.00 - 12.30

Main Conference - Parallel Session 3      

12.30 - 13.30

Lunch/Exhibition/Poster Viewing
SIG Forum Meetings

13.30 - 15.00

Main Conference Parallel Session 4

15.00 - 15.15

Short Break

15.15 - 16.15

Keynote Lecture
Professor Jean Clandinin, Director of the Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development (CRTED)

16.15 - 16.45

Tea/Coffee/Exhibition/Poster Viewing

16.45 - 18.15

16.45 - 18.15

Main Conference Parallel Session 5


AERA Symposium
Privatization in Tertiary Education:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Guilbert Hentschke - Cooper Chair Of Education, University of Southern California
Kevin Kinser - Professor of Education, State University of New York at Albany
Simon Marginson - Professor of Education, Melbourne University
William G. Tierney - University Professor, University of Southern California

19.30 - 23.00

Conference Drinks Reception and Dinner 
(Ticket Holders Only)

07.30 - 16.30                 

Registration Open                                                                                          

09.00 - 10.30

Main Conference - Parallel Session 6

10.30 - 11.00

Tea/Coffee/Exhibition/Poster Viewing

11.00 - 12.00

11.00 - 12.00

Keynote Lecture
Jon Coles, Former Director General for Education Standards at teh Department for Education


Workshop - 'Becoming a BERA Abstract Reviewer'
This practical workshop will be of interest to colleagues who are interested in reviewing abstracts for future BERA Conferences.

Places are limited to 20 on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to book a place please select this at the time of registering for the conference.

12.00 - 13.15

Lunch/Exhibition/Poster Viewing

12.00 - 13.15 

BERA AGM 

13.15 - 14.45 

Main Conference - Parallel Session 7

15.00 - 16.30 

Prize Giving

Keynote Lecture
Professor Zeus Leonardo, University of California, Berkeley