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Pre-Primary Education in Israel: Organizational and Demographic Perspectives
13.12.2012It provides qualitative information based on a literature review and on interviews with representatives of different authorities and organizations involved...
Trends in the Development of the Education System
11.12.2012The initial part of the chapter shows that while Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and Arab Israeli shares of the pupil populations are...
A Vision and Set of Recommendations for the Israeli Education System
05.11.2012Following the social protest movement of the summer of 2011, several focus groups came together with the aim of formulating...
Compensation Incentives to Boost Teacher Productivity: US Research Yields Disappointing Results
05.11.2012The results were similar whether incentives were provided to individual teachers, or on a school-wide basis. One interpretation of the...
- Adam Gamoran
Teacher Quality: Literature Review and Policy Directions
05.11.2012However, the specific teacher characteristics that affect achievements are not known. Thus, it is unclear how to improve the quality...
Evidence-Based Investments in Education: Recent Research Begins to Point the Way
05.11.2012Class-size reduction, for example, was evaluated rigorously in a state-wide randomized experiment in the US, and led to important knowledge...
- Adam Gamoran
The Dovrat Committee, Ofek Hadash and Oz LeTmura: A Story of Rejection and Acceptance
05.11.2012These agreements largely resemble principles proposed by the National Task Force for the Advancement of Education (the Dovrat Commission) in...
The State of Public Preschool Education in Israel
21.08.2012While the importance of early childhood education for long-term success is widely known and commonly accepted, Israel’s investment in education...
- Taub Center Staff