The NASP Graduate Education Committee has partnered with APA Division 2 to provide a syllabus peer review and posting of approved syllabi to their webpages in the development of a syllabus-sharing project. We would like to invite our international colleagues to take advantage of this opportunity and encourage your participation. Click here for more information [...]
The research project “The many faces of academic success” (Technical University of Munich) is conducting a survey on appointment procedures at universities. Participants take part in a hypothetical appointment procedure for a tenured professorship and state their preferences for different candidates. Participation will take approximately 15-20 minutes. Link to the survey: https://faces.sawtoothsoftware.com All participants can [...]
It gives us great pleasure to nominate Dr. Helen Bakker for the 2017 International School Psychology Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Bakker has made a remarkable contribution to ISPA since she attended her first ISPA Conference in Latvia in 1998. From her earliest years she has been a high achiever. Helen was a Fulbright scholar in [...]
We are very pleased to announce that the 40th ISPA Conference will be held from July 25 to 28, 2018 at the Tokyo Seitoku University in Tokyo, Japan. The theme of the conference will be: Promoting Resilience for Children Toward Life-Long Happiness. The conference theme reflects the situation of all children, teachers and other professionals, [...]
The Local Organising Committee and the ISPA Executive Committee is looking forward to welcoming you to Manchester this week for the 39th ISPA conference. The theme of the conference is: Supporting Vulnerable Children and Young People in an Uncertain World. The scientific programme will be spread over the following 3 days from the 19th to [...]
Following the tragic events that unfolded in Manchester on Monday night, our thoughts are with the victims and their families many of whom are children and young people. These families along with all who were present at the Ariana Grande concert will face difficult times ahead. However, the whole community in Manchester has been rallying [...]
The KidsRights Index is the annual global index published by the KidsRights Foundation which charts how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children’s rights. The KidsRights Index is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam: Erasmus School of Economics and the International Institute of Social Studies. This year’s [...]
Webster University invites applicants for a 12-month tenure-track faculty at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Webster University’s school psychology program is multicultural, international, and child-centered. Excellence in teaching is expected. Candidates must also pursue a program of research and scholarship in their chosen areas of school psychology and publish regularly in professional journals. [...]
Vítor Coelho is the new ISPA President-Elect As the ISPA membership is aware, the election for ISPA President was held between February 1 and 19, 2017. Thank you to the 59% of the membership that voted. This was a good participation rate though, of course, we will continue to work for even wider participation in [...]
The 1st International Summer School for School Psychologists will take place in Crete, Greece July 24-28 2017. The theme of the Summer School is "School Psychology at Crossroads: Changes, Challenges, Choices for the Well-Being of All Children!". International speakers will present and there is an interesting and rich cultural and social program for the participants. [...]