Staff in UK universities’ education departments are much more “homogenous” than in other disciplines, according to a new report.
The paper found that education departments tend to be older and less racially diverse, with men in more of the senior positions.
Commissioned by the British Educational Research Association (BERA), the study analysed statistical data provided by UK higher education institutions to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) between 2015 and 2020.
It compared staff within education with those across the sector to examine whether the discipline, which “often extols ideals of equality”, can follow through on its principles.
