,Providing for the Jewish Future

Providing for the Jewish Future


 

Publication Date: January 2003

Publisher: Jewish Education Service of North America

Author(s): Sandra O. Gold; Paul A. Flexner

Research Area: Education

Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Development; Jewish Organizations; Education

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The authors summarize the challenges faced in the task of attracting and retaining the highest quality professionals in Jewish education and outline key principles for overcoming these challenges. They further detail a specific strategy for addressing the personnel issue which is only rarely being implemented: a community-wide process of recruitment, development and retention on the local level.