October 31, 2016
The Partap International Conference 2016 took place on 21-22 October 2016 with the theme “Professional preparation of teachers and teacher educators: Lessons from International Policy and Practice”. Download the event flyer to find out more. Sub themes of the conference included: Read more…
October 19, 2016
We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the 2016 International Conference next month. If you have not booked your place yet please visit the event web page. Our theme this year is Learning Across the Professions and we have Read more…
October 4, 2016
This school-based event took place on 4th October 2016 featuring a marketplace of ideas and resources.
October 1, 2016
In this September bulletin we bring you information about: Our 2016 conference – call for papers IPDA prize nominations PDiE Best Paper Award Save the date for our 2017 conference An opportunity to apply for an IPDA Research Scholarship New Read more…
June 29, 2016
Issue 4, Volume 42 of Professional Development in Education, the academic journal of the Association is now available on-line. This issue was in part influenced by a seminar the Editorial Board jointly organised and ran recently. In May, the Editorial Read more…
June 1, 2016
In this mid-year bulletin, we bring you information about: Update from around the regions Promoting IPDA Our 2016 conference and a save the date for our 2017 conference IPDA journals Becoming an IPDA book reviewer An opportunity to apply for Read more…
May 9, 2016
Issue 3 of Volume 42 of the Association’s flagship journal Professional Development in Education is now available on-line, edited by Managing Editor Professor Ken Jones. This issue not only brings together articles on professional learning from a variety of international contexts, Read more…
March 28, 2016
The IPDA prize is intended to acknowledge outstanding work undertaken by post graduate students in the field of professional learning. IPDA is reviewing the criteria for the prize and further details will be published later in the year. Here, one Read more…
February 2, 2016
Issue 2 of Volume 42 of the Association’s flagship journal is now available on-line. Edited by Associate Editor, Dr Sue Swaffield of the University of Cambridge, UK. The editorial draws attention to the fact that the articles in the issue cover Read more…
January 22, 2016
One of the key purposes of the IPDA blog is to allow contributors to send opinion pieces which hopefully stimulate, challenge and invite debate. I’m new to blogging but I assume that bloggers should be ready for their views to Read more…
January 4, 2016
At the 2015 International Conference IPDA awarded the Professional Development in Education Prize for first-time publication to Michael Lowes and Laura Anderson. Read below to find out more about their research. Michael Lowes Michael carried out research in his own workplace Read more…
December 16, 2015
In this Christmas and end of year bulletin we bring you information about: – Membership renewal for 2016 – Our 2015 conference and a save the date for our 2016 conference – Your chance to become an IPDA book reviewer Read more…
December 15, 2015
IPDA members are encouraged to contribute a book review or blog post to the IPDA website. View our Guidance for Book Reviewers and Bloggers. Books available for review If you’d like to review one or more of these books please Read more…
November 24, 2015
Professional Development 42.1 is now published on-line. Issue 1 of Volume 42 of the Association’s flagship journal is now available on-line. Edited by Managing Editor, Professor Jim O’Brien of the University of Edinburgh, UK. Jim’s Editorial is free to access Read more…
October 29, 2015
Any ordinary member of IPDA is eligible for election as a member of the International Committee. Elected committee members serve for three years. If you would like to stand for the IPDA International Committee, you will need an IPDA member Read more…
The IPDA AGM will be held at 17.45 – 19.00 on Friday 27 November 2015 at the Aston Centre, Aston University, Birmingham. Download the AGM agenda. Download the amended constitution that the Committee are recommending. The main reasons for the Read more…
October 21, 2015
Report of the International Symposium 2015 Two days long International Symposium 2015 on the theme “Leading Professional Learning in Educational Institutions”, under the patronage of International Professional Development Association, UK and in collaboration with University of Wales: Trinity Saint David, Wales, Read more…
August 31, 2015
Check Out The Editors Providing Information In A Short Routledge Video On The Journal Webpages (use the button on the top right of the page). Each year the Journal supports attendance of members of the Editorial Board at Educational Research Conferences Read more…
August 28, 2015
Professional Development 41.5 is now published on-line. Issue 5 of Volume 41 of the Association’s flagship journal is now available on-line. Edited by Associate Editor Professor Howard Stevenson of the University of Nottingham, UK. Howard’s Editorial introduces the articles in Read more…
July 20, 2015
Professional Development 41.4 now published on-line. Issue 4 of Volume 41 of the Association’s flagship journal is now available on-line. Edited by Associate Editor and ipda Fellow, Anja Swennen of the Vrije University of Amsterdam. Anja’s’s Editorial offers personal reflections Read more…
June 11, 2015
To promote the journal, the Editorial Board links up with other institutions and organizations from time to time to discuss areas of interest relating to professional development and learning. The Editorial Board of the journal recently met at the beginning Read more…
June 4, 2015
Issue 3 of Volume 41 of the Association’s flagship journal is available on-line at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjie20/current Edited by Associate Editor, Laura M. Desimone of the University of Pennsylvania. Laura’s Editorial focuses on the processes and effects of learning activities and how Read more…
March 14, 2015
Issue 2 of Volume 41 of the Association’s flagship journal has been published on-line at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjie20/current#.VQQBGWYlrno Edited by Guest Editors: Jane Waters and Jane Payler and their Editorial is currently free to download. The Special Issue presents 15 articles with Read more…
March 12, 2015
The University of Wolverhampton’s Centre for Research and Development in Lifelong Education (CRADLE) will be hosting a national conference focusing on the hot topic of lesson observation on 17th June 2015 at its Walsall Campus. The conference brings together some of the Read more…
February 10, 2015
Sheffield Hallam University is offering a number of PhD scholarship opportunitiesv with the Education proposals listed here (closing date Friday 20th March). Proposals are invited in a range of areas within education. In particular, one focus is on professional learning. An initial Read more…
The Editorial Board of Professional Development in Education the flagship journal of ipda has established a Twitter account to provide information and comment about articles and trends to ipda members and the academic and professional community. Click here to follow Read more…
January 5, 2015
The first Issue of 2015 edited by Associate Editor, Dr Aileen Kennedy, has recently been published on-line at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjie20/current#.VD4-MOdB4Wk ipda members will receive their hard copy, Issue 1 of Volume 41 of the Association’s flagship journal, by post in early Read more…
December 23, 2014
The 2014 ipda prize has been awarded to Michael Lowes. The following is an overview of Michael’s work. Michael carried out research in his own workplace which considered whether the use of teaching assistants in his school supported the school’s ethos Read more…
November 24, 2014
You are invited to submit abstracts for ICEFIC 2015, which takes place on 13-15 May 2015. Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences is hosting the International Congress on Education for the Future: Issues and Challenges (ICEFIC 2015) in Ankara to celebrate the 50th Read more…
November 21, 2014
Two day long ‘Partap International Conference-2014’ on the theme “Challenges for Learning Professionals- New Directions” in collaboration with International Professional Development Association (IPDA), U.K. was held at Partap College of Education, Ludhiana among an intelligent galaxy of eminent dignitaries and Read more…
October 20, 2014
Issue 5 of Volume 40 of the Association?s flagship journal has just been published on-line at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjie20/current#.VD4-MOdB4Wk Edited by the Managing Editors, Ken Jones and Jim O?Brien, this Issue brings the 40th Anniversary year to a suitable conclusion with Read more…
September 30, 2014
Edited by Ken Jones and Jim O’Brien this hardback book is now published by Routledge. The publishers occasionally choose a Special Issue for further publication. A number of PDiE’s Special Issues have been re-published in this way, initially in hardback Read more…
