A Philosophy of Israel Education: A Relational Approach

Barry Chazan is a Professor Emeritus at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He gives lectures at Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership. He wrote a very brief book on Israel Education that provides very specific information about its aim, principles, content, and pedagogy. It is based on th...

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Main Author: Muhammad Yaseen Naseem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2018-06-01
Series:Türkiye Ortadoğu Çalışmaları Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/440073
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Summary:Barry Chazan is a Professor Emeritus at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He gives lectures at Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership. He wrote a very brief book on Israel Education that provides very specific information about its aim, principles, content, and pedagogy. It is based on three papers titled, A Relational Philosophy of Israel Education; Making Israel Education Happen; A Culture of Israel Education; and an Epilogue. The subject of Israel Education promotes national cohesion through teaching Israeli national narrative to its citizens and Jewish visitors there. Author describes the target subject by a Relational Approach with an objective for building a response to the challenge of Jewish life in 21st Century, which must remain loyal to its past, conversant to its present and progressive to its future. The whole content of the book is written with basic ideas of Zionist Israeli nationalist approach, which calls Theodore Herzl as its hero.
ISSN:2147-7523
2630-5631