Overview
Examines how day schools are educating diverse Jewish youth in a variety of content areas. Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools offers an important analysis of Jewish day school classrooms today. In light of difficulties initiating, evaluating, and sustaining educational innovation, this volume takes stock of what is happening among students and teachers in contemporary Jewish day school classrooms. The authors of this volume confront and question several bedrock principles of Jewish education to address how day schools intersect with broader societal issues including race and gender. They point to themes and topics that scholars and practitioners are grappling with to explore new potential pathways to evaluating student learning and learning outcomes: assessing core subject areas; understanding the ways social and environmental factors contribute to learning; and studying how race, ethnicity, class, and gender shape student learning and school culture. The chapters address topics relevant to educators working in contemporary Jewish day schools including Zionism, the outcomes of Israel education, Jewish engagement, the experience of Latinx students, community building, and more.
Full Product Details
Author: Jonathan B. Krasner ,
Jon A. Levisohn ,
Sharon Avni
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Imprint: Brandeis University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781684582594
ISBN 10: 1684582598
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 25 June 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
“From Bible to Zionism, Jewish history, and Hebrew, subject matter becomes the stage that provides access to how teachers teach and how learners think in Jewish classrooms. A virtual tour of schools of different denominations, ages and content areas treats readers to analyses of teachers’ pedagogies and learners’ experiences, including those of Latin American, Haredi, urban, and suburban Jews.” * Miriam Heller Stern, CEO, Builders of Jewish Education, Los Angeles * “Researchers and practitioners alike will benefit from the volume’s accessible presentation of rigorous research. Readers will gain insight into how learning and development happen in these settings and an appreciation of the role Jewish day schools play in fostering positive Jewish growth.” * Jeffrey Kress, provost and professor of Jewish education, Jewish Theological Seminary *
Author Information
Jonathan B. Krasner is associate professor and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Professor of Jewish Education Research at Brandeis University with a joint appointment in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Jon A. Levisohn is associate professor and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Chair in Jewish Educational Thought at Brandeis University, where he directs the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Sharon Avni is professor of academic literacy and linguistics at Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York.
