Call for Proposals!

Are you passionate about self-directed learning? We want to hear about it!

Submit your proposal to the International Society for Self-Directed Learning for an opportunity to present at our annual symposium event!

Submission Date Extended to November 30th!

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ISSDL

Name: International Society for Self-Directed Learning
Address: US

Who We Are

The International Society for Self-Directed Learning (ISSDL) is dedicated to the promotion of self-directed lifelong learning, encouragement and dissemination of continued research on self-directed learning both within and outside of institutional contexts.

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2025 ISSDL Symposium

Symposium

Held annually since it was founded by Dr. Huey Long in 1986, the Symposium provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of current developments in the study and application of self-directed learning.

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ISSDL Journal

Journal

Published biannually, the IJSDL is a refereed, electronic journal founded to disseminate scholarly papers that document research, theory, or innovative or exemplary practice in self-directed learning.

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