Who's a Jewish Teacher?: A Narrative Inquiry into General Studies Teaching in Jewish Day Schools


 

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Alex Pomson

Research Area: Education

Keywords: Employment; Educators; Academic Research

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Contrary to conventional wisdom, a two-year study found that teachers in day schools do make a significant contribution to the Jewish education that day school students receive. In addition, teaching general studies in day schools is quite different from teaching in public or secular private schools; the professional lives of general studies teachers are shaped by the Jewish context in which they work.