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Israel's Educational System
The Jerusalem Center's program on Israel's Educational System, initially a joint venture of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and the Milken Family Foundation, conducts applied research on educational problems from a systematic perspective to better deal with the educational needs of the 21st century.
Our Latest Studies
The Impact of Technology on Secondary School Mathematics
Michal Yerushalmy
This project produced three CDs containing videos of mathematics lessons in classes studying the "Visual Mathematics" algebra curriculum for junior high school and pre-calculus for senior high school. Explanatory brochures are provided in English and Hebrew. These materials are designed for use by teachers and researchers interested in learning the use of technology for understanding the mathematical dimension of reality. (Milken Center for the Study of Educational Systems, 2000)
For further information, see http://construct.haifa.ac.il/~michalyr/yerushal.htm.Evaluating the Effect of School Hours and Class Size on Student Achievement in Israel
Victor Lavy
Increasing school hours has a much larger effect on achievement than does a reduction in class size and costs less to implement. (Milken Center for the Study of Educational Systems, 1999) 44 pp.; NIS30.The Effect of Class Heterogeneity on Scholastic Achievement in Israel
Victor Lavy
An economic and statistical analysis of the effects of different social levels on scholastic achievement. (Milken Center for the Study of Educational Systems, 1997) 65 pp.; NIS25.Assessment of Local Authorities' Role Toward Decentralization and Privatization of the Educational Administration (Hebrew)
Dan Inbar and Maya Choshen
The report analyzes the objectives and implications of the process of decentralization of education authority from central government to local government. (Milken Center for the Study of Educational Systems, 1997) 158 pp., NIS35.Gray Education in Israel in the 1990s (Hebrew)
Erik and Einat Cohen
This is a comprehensive study of the widespread phenomenon of supplementary classes in Israeli schools paid for directly by parents (and not the Ministry of Education). The report analyzes the reasons for this phenomenon, its administrative aspects, and the influence of parental involvement in the schools, from the perspective of principals, students, teachers, and parents. (Milken Center for the Study of Educational Systems, 1997) 184 pp.; NIS35.
Research Reports:
"Education and Socio-Economic Achievements: Towards an International Survey of Educational Systems" - Erik H. Cohen
1991, 77 pp., $10 - NS30"Education Policy at a Crossroads - Between Change and Continuity: Education in Israel in the Past Decade" (Hebrew and English) - Haim Gaziel
1993, 136 pp., $12 - NS35"Involvement of 'Outsiders' in Israeli Schools" (Hebrew) - Erik H. Cohen
1993, 136 pp., $15 - NS45"Survey of Israeli Research in Education, 1975-1995" - Shoshana Langerman
1996, 63 pp., $10 - NS30"Trends in the Israel Education Budget in the 1980s" (Hebrew and English) - Shimon Rosevitz
1993, 87 pp., $10 - NS30"Unity and Diversity of Culture and Curriculum in the Israeli Education System" - Jo-Ann Harrison
1994, 430 pp, $45 - NS135"Unity and Diversity of Culture and Curriculum in the Israeli Education System" - Abstract (Hebrew) - Jo-Ann Harrison
1995, 116 pp., $12 - NS35
Occasional Papers:
"Education in a Society at a Crossroads: Implications for the Study of Israel's Educational System" - Daniel J. Elazar
1994, 31 pp. $5-NS15"Israel's Education System: An Introduction to a Study Program" - Daniel J. Elazar
1993, 12 pp., $5-NS15