Centre for Research in Education in Asia (CREA)
An interdisciplinary global network of researchers exploring education and education-related fields in China and East Asia.
Department of Education research
Our research interests are broad. They concern educational leadership, globalisation, teaching and educational practice.
Research Centres and Groups
Our research activities take place in Centres and Groups.
Education, Wellbeing, and Inclusion Through the Life Course Research Group
Our interdisciplinary research focuses on wellbeing and inclusion across the life course - from childhood and adolescence, through to adulthood and end of life.
Education, Work and Social Change Research Group
We research how education affects the broader structures of power that maintain (and/or transform) unequal life chances in contemporary societies.
International Education: Curriculum, Assessments, and Leadership Research Group
We research international and comparative education, focusing on international systems of schooling, curricula, assessment, and leadership.
Language in and for Education (LifE) Research Group
We research the role of language in knowledge, education, power, ideology, identity and society, and the teaching and learning of languages.
Reimagining Education for Better Futures Research Group
Our research focuses on reimagining education and its transformative potential for humans, and non-humans, now and in the future.
Research projects
Find out more about research projects in our Department.
JustEd
This project explores education as and for epistemic, environmental and transitional justice to enable sustainable development.
Disciplinary literacy & corpus-based pedagogy: The BAWESS project
This project will investigate disciplinary literacy writing development in exam years and develop teaching resources to support writing for high-stakes exams.
From the centre to the periphery: reducing spatial divides through area-based education initiatives
This project aims to develop policy solutions to close gaps in the education and skill bases of local economies for regional economic growth and innovation.
Indigeneity and pathways through Higher Education in Latin America
Our research project addresses questions around indigeneity, decoloniality and higher education.
Research impact
Our research has helped government organisations, international bodies, multinational companies, leading educational and children’s charities, as well as those involved more directly with teaching and learning.
Girls’ chance of success at school in Sub-Saharan Africa shaped by language they are taught in
A new report argues that efforts to increase girls’ education in Africa should assess the detrimental effect teaching in English has on learning.
Sorry Twitter, it wasn’t personal, it’s political
Professor Brad Evans discusses the inherent dangers of Twitter and explores leaving the social media platform.
Enhancing policy and improving practice in school governing in England
Our research has contributed to significant improvements in school governing policy and practice over the last 12 years.
Developing inclusive practice in cultural settings
Bath has contributed to research that aims to improve access and learning in cultural learning environments, for socially disadvantaged disabled people.
Influencing the improvement and use of ILSAs in education
Research from Bath has influenced the way International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs) are used to assess and monitor UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Seminars and workshops
Watch recordings from seminars and workshops hosted by the Department.
Education Departmental Seminar Series
We host speakers from academia and professional practice doing interesting, exciting and significant research or work in the field of education.
Secondary analyses of International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs) in Education workshop
During this workshop on ILSAs in education, experts discussed topics like how to manage ILSA data and different ILSA models.
Our research
We have a longstanding commitment to research excellence, and have involvement with projects of both national and worldwide significance. Our research is wide ranging, with an aim to impact educational practice and policy both in the UK and internationally.
We work closely with other departments to share our knowledge with practitioners, research institutes, businesses, governments, the EU, international agencies and charities.
Contact us
Contact us to find out more about our research.