,,Towrds Building A Profession: Characteristics Of Contemporary Educators in American Jewish Schools

Towrds Building A Profession: Characteristics Of Contemporary Educators in American Jewish Schools


 

Publication Date: January 1999

Publisher: Freund Publishing House Ltd.; Bar-Ilan University

Author(s): Adam Gamoran; Ellen B. Goldring; Bill Robinson

Research Area: Education

Keywords: American Jews; Educators; Adult education

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In Yisrael Rich and Michael Rosenak (eds.) Abiding Challenges: research perspectives on Jewish education, 449-475. What do we mean by "building a profession"? What are the professional characteristics of teachers and leaders in the Jewish schools today? Which strategies offer the best chance of building the profession? We respond to these questions with evidence from research on Jewish educators in the United States