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The Chicken and the Egg: Connections between Hebrew Language Teaching, Curriculum and Identity in Jewish Day Schools in Australia
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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role and place of Hebrew within the Australian Jewish day schools' curriculum and to analyse the cultural factors, which contribute to the challenges Hebrew teachers face. Our findings show that there is a need to locate Modern Hebrew more centrally within the schools' organizational structure. A…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Intergenerational Challenges in Australian Jewish School Education
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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – Religious Education, 2014
The aim of this research is to investigate the intergenerational changes that have occurred in Australian Jewish day schools and the challenges these pose for religious and Jewish education. Using a grounded theory approach according to the constant comparative method (Strauss 1987), data from three sources (interviews [296], observations [27],…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Generational Differences, Barriers, Jews
Relocation in Rural and Urban Settings: A Case Study of Uprooted Schools from the Gaza Strip
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Gross, Zehavit – Education and Urban Society, 2008
This article describes aspects of the relocation of schools from the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip ("Gush Katif") after implementation of the disengagement plan in summer 2005. The study describes "successful" and "unsuccessful" relocated schools in the eyes of parents and the impact of the schools' new…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Jews, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries