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Research paper thumbnail of Learning the Practice from the Practice: Theory–Practice Courses in Teacher Education

Education sciences, Feb 12, 2024

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Research paper thumbnail of American Jewry and Its Representation in Educational Texts, 1955-2003

Iyunim Multidisciplinary Studies in Israeli and Modern Jewish Society

This article discusses the representation of American Jewry in the history curricula and textbook... more This article discusses the representation of American Jewry in the history curricula and textbooks for middle and high school students over three generations between 1955 and 2003. We argue that educational text functions as a litmus test to determine the importance of a subject in the national narrative. The article discusses two issues that reflect dilemmas in public, academic, and educational discourse: the representation of American Jews and their characteristics; and the representation of American religious movements and their principles. Two conclusions might be drawn from these: Firstly, those study topics have not been altered in the course of three generations, although the presentation of subject matter has been modified over the years; and secondly, there has been a significant change in the curricula and textbooks with regard to the Reform Movement. While the authors of the first-generation texts deny the legitimacy of the Reform Movement, those of the second-generation ...

Research paper thumbnail of Imparting the ‘love of humanity’ value in Israeli school readers

Research paper thumbnail of Between Knowing and Experiencing: Israel’s Ministry of Education Policies and Practices for Enhancing Jewish Identity in the 1950s and 1960s

Israel Studies, Apr 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Israeli teacher training 1948-2019: declared and concealed aspects of a contradictory policy

Israel Affairs, 2021

This article discusses the declared policy of the Ministry of Education regarding teacher trainin... more This article discusses the declared policy of the Ministry of Education regarding teacher training over seven decades, and examines the ways teacher training institutions have dealt with its implementation and the attendant educational, policy, and professional problems. The central thesis is that these fundamental issues were created and continue to exist because of the dual (and often contradictory) policy of the Ministry of Education and the discrepancy between the declared goals and their actual implementation.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning the Practice from the Practice: Theory–Practice Courses in Teacher Education

Education sciences, Feb 12, 2024

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Research paper thumbnail of American Jewry and Its Representation in Educational Texts, 1955-2003

Iyunim Multidisciplinary Studies in Israeli and Modern Jewish Society

This article discusses the representation of American Jewry in the history curricula and textbook... more This article discusses the representation of American Jewry in the history curricula and textbooks for middle and high school students over three generations between 1955 and 2003. We argue that educational text functions as a litmus test to determine the importance of a subject in the national narrative. The article discusses two issues that reflect dilemmas in public, academic, and educational discourse: the representation of American Jews and their characteristics; and the representation of American religious movements and their principles. Two conclusions might be drawn from these: Firstly, those study topics have not been altered in the course of three generations, although the presentation of subject matter has been modified over the years; and secondly, there has been a significant change in the curricula and textbooks with regard to the Reform Movement. While the authors of the first-generation texts deny the legitimacy of the Reform Movement, those of the second-generation ...

Research paper thumbnail of Imparting the ‘love of humanity’ value in Israeli school readers

Research paper thumbnail of Between Knowing and Experiencing: Israel’s Ministry of Education Policies and Practices for Enhancing Jewish Identity in the 1950s and 1960s

Israel Studies, Apr 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Israeli teacher training 1948-2019: declared and concealed aspects of a contradictory policy

Israel Affairs, 2021

This article discusses the declared policy of the Ministry of Education regarding teacher trainin... more This article discusses the declared policy of the Ministry of Education regarding teacher training over seven decades, and examines the ways teacher training institutions have dealt with its implementation and the attendant educational, policy, and professional problems. The central thesis is that these fundamental issues were created and continue to exist because of the dual (and often contradictory) policy of the Ministry of Education and the discrepancy between the declared goals and their actual implementation.

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