Development, learning and community : educating for identity in pluralistic Jewish high schools / Jeffrey S. Kress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kress, Jeffrey.

Series:

Judaism and Jewish life.

Judaism and Jewish life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Education.

Jews.

Jewish day schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Development, Learning, and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Throughout, Kress grapples with questions such as: How can the balance between community cohesion and group differences be achieved in diverse settings? What are the educational implications of an approach to identity development rooted in contemporary developmental theories that posit the interaction among cognition, affect, and behavior? How can the "formal" and "informal" offerings of a school coalesce to address these broadly conceived identity outcomes, and what are the challenges in doing so?

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

PREFACE. AN INFORMAL INDUCTION

INTRODUCTION. INSIDE THE SCHOOLS (AND OUT)- BACKGROUND AND METHODS

CHAPTER 1. A HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH TO JEWISH EDUCATION

CHAPTER 2. SCHOOL SKETCHES

CHAPTER 3. EDUCATING FOR JEWISH IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 4. THE CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY - BALANCING INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY

CHAPTER 5. TOWARD A DISCOURSE OF JEWISH DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION

CHAPTER 6. LEADERSHIP ISSUES FOR JEWISH DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION

CHAPTER 7. CONCLUDING REMARKS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-082-9

OCLC:

796999558