Background and Training of Teachers in Jewish Schools: Current Status and Levers for Change

Publication Date: January 1997

Publisher: Religious Education Association

Author(s): Adam Gamoran; Ellen Goldring; Bill Robinson; Roberta Louis Goodman; Julie Tammivaara

Research Area: Education

Keywords: American Jews; Jewish education; Educators

Type: Report

Coverage: Georgia Maryland Wisconsin

Abstract:

This paper presents a secondary analysis of data from a survey of teachers in the Jewish schools of three communities. Analyses examine three possible levers for changing standards for professional growth: state licensing requirements for pre-schools, state requirements for continuing education among professional-trained teachers, and community incentives for training of supplementary school teachers.