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Publication Date: January 1991
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Joan N. Burstyn
Research Area: Education
Keywords: Education; Profession; Religion
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Changes taking place nationally in secular education affect Jewish education as well. This article describes four ideas that are currently popular in secular education —lifelong learning, the professionalism of teachers, the individual-in-community as the unit of instruction, and cooperative learning—and their potential impact on Jewish education.