IPRASE - Provincial Institute for Educational Research and Experimentation

IPRASE — the Istituto provinciale per la ricerca e la sperimentazione educativa (Provincial Institute for Educational Research and Experimentation) — is an instrumental body of the Autonomous Province of Trento in northern Italy. Founded in 1990, it is provided for by Article 33 of Provincial Law No. 3 of 16 June 2006 and operates under Article 42 of Provincial Law No. 5 of 7 August 2006, as amended, with its own regulation (D.P.P. 3 April 2008, No. 10-117/Leg. and subsequent amendments) defining its organisation and functions. Its legal and operational headquarters are at via Tartarotti 15, 38068 Rovereto (TN). The institute's mission is to promote and carry out research, experimentation, documentation and study in the field of education and training. It works in agreement with the provincial Department for Education and Culture and the provincial Department for Education, and cooperates with national and international educational research bodies, including the Italian Ministry of Education and the Ministry of University and Research and their associated agencies. Its work is guided by a strategic plan drawn up by a dedicated technical-scientific committee, focusing on the professional capital of the province's schools, scientific knowledge about learning processes and their organisation, and the promotion of innovation. IPRASE delivers a broad programme of in-service and initial teacher training, research and research-action projects, and accompanying activities for schools. Its public-facing output includes the scientific journal RicercAzione, working papers, volumes and school-focused publications, as well as events such as EDUCA, a multi-day programme of workshops and dialogue for schools, citizens, educators and families. It also runs projects under the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) 2021–2027 programme of the Autonomous Province of Trento. As a provincial instrumental entity, IPRASE is publicly owned and does not operate as a commercial company; it functions as a public research and training institution serving the Trentino school system.

IPRASE was founded in 1990 as the Istituto provinciale per la ricerca e la sperimentazione educativa, an instrumental body of the Autonomous Province of Trento dedicated to educational research and experimentation. Its legal framework was later consolidated in provincial legislation: Article 33 of Provincial Law No. 3 of 16 June 2006 provides for the institute, while Article 42 of Provincial Law No. 5 of 7 August 2006, as amended, governs its operation. Its organisation and functions are defined by its own regulation, issued by decree of the President of the Province (D.P.P. 3 April 2008, No. 10-117/Leg. and subsequent amendments). From its base in Rovereto, IPRASE has developed a mission centred on promoting and carrying out research, experimentation, documentation and study in education and training. It acts in agreement with the provincial Department for Education and Culture and the provincial Department for Education, and builds cooperation and agreements with educational research bodies at national and international level, including work with the Italian Ministry of Education, the Ministry of University and Research and their associated agencies. Over the years the institute has expanded its public-facing activities. It publishes the scientific journal RicercAzione, along with working papers, volumes and school-focused publications, and organises events such as EDUCA, a four-day programme of workshops and dialogue aimed at schools, citizens, educators and families. It also runs projects under the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) 2021–2027 programme of the Autonomous Province of Trento. Its strategic direction is set through a strategic plan prepared by a dedicated technical-scientific committee, addressing the professional capital of the province's schools, scientific knowledge on learning processes and their organisation, and the promotion of innovation.

• 2008

  D.P.P. 3 April 2008, No. 10-117/Leg. defines the institute's organisation and functions.

• 2006

  Provincial Law No. 3 of 16 June 2006 (Art. 33) provides for the institute; Provincial Law No. 5 of 7 August 2006 (Art. 42) governs its operation.

• 1990

  IPRASE is founded as the Istituto provinciale per la ricerca e la sperimentazione educativa.

Public educational research and teacher-training institute serving the Autonomous Province of Trento, operating alongside schools to build education for the future.

• RicercAzione journal

  Scientific journal published by IPRASE, with an integrative series.

• Working papers and scientific volumes

  Research publications including working papers and volumes.

• Teacher training pathways

  In-service and initial teacher training courses and accompanying activities.

• EDUCA event

  Four days of workshops and dialogue for schools, citizens, educators and families.

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