Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Literacy Day, 8 September 2014: International Literacy Day, devoted this year to the connection between literacy and sustainable development, provides us with an opportunity to remember a simple truth: literacy not only changes lives, it saves them. Literacy helps reduce poverty [...]
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE) invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor commencing July 1, 2015, in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. OISE is particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of [...]
Click here to see the Call for Proposals for the American Psychological Foundation’s 2014 Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Grant, which supports research and demonstration activities that promote the understanding of the relationship between self-identity and academic achievement with an emphasis on children in grade levels K-8. The 2014 Clark grant will support an [...]
An ISPA member has committed to personally contribute US$5,000 to ISPA, if ISPA members collectively contribute US$5,000 or more by June 30, 2015. Whatever amount you can contribute (e.g., US$10, US$20, US$100, US$1,000), it will all add up and together we can accomplish the objective of ISPA members collectively contributing US$5,000 by the end of [...]
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION and SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY Proposals to the International School Psychology Research Initiative GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS 2014 Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2014 The International School Psychology Association (ISPA) and the Society for the Study of School Psychology (SSSP) invite proposals by international researchers to investigate important [...]
Some of the presentations and posters that were presented during the ISPA Conference in Kaunas, Lithuania have been uploaded on the members only part of the website. For more information, please go to “Conference Presentations and Pictures”. If you're having trouble logging into your ISPA membership account, please contact the ISPA Central Office.
The 36th ISPA Conference was held at the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania from 15-18 July, 2014. It was a memorable event. The Executive Committee would like to thank everyone for their participation, contribution and enthusiasm. The conference provided a varied and stimulating scientific program accompanied by an exciting social program. With more than [...]
Managing and Resolving Conflicts Effectively in Schools and Classrooms Let’s begin with an obvious but critically important concept: teachers who must deal with frequent bullying, arguments, teasing, fighting, or other forms of conflict in or on school property have less time to provide academic instruction. An unfortunate amount of teacher time is devoted to conflict [...]
Dr. Robert Burden (left) accepting the ISPA Outstanding International Scholar Award as presented by Peter Farrell (right). You may have already received the sad news that Dr. Bob Burden, one of our longest and greatest contributors to the ISPA mission, has passed away. We were lucky to have him with us again during the Porto [...]
The Consortium to Advance School Psychology - International (CASP-I) with its university partners is proud to announce the Fourth Conference on School Psychology, held from 14-15 August, 2014, at the University of Education, Vietnam National University, 144 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi. The conference theme is “Developing Training Programs and Managing Quality Assurance for Training [...]