ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION.

Overview & Synopsis

THE 1964 NATIONAL STUDY BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH EDUCATION (AAJE) REPRESENTED THE FIRST ATTEMPT SINCE 1954 TO ASSESS THE GROWTH OF JEWISH EDUCATION AS A WHOLE, THE SCOPE AND CHARACTER OF VARIOUS ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, OR THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE SPONSORS. THE SURVEY USED 123 QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED BY DIRECTORS OF JEWISH EDUCATION BUREAUS, FEDERATION OR COMMUNITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS OF THE ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS OF NATIONAL JEWISH AGENCIES, AND RABBIS FROM LARGE REFORM, CONSERVATIVE, AND ORTHODOX CONGREGATIONS. CRITICAL NEEDS IN STAFFING, FINANCING, EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY, PROGRAM EVALUATION, FORMULATION OF OBJECTIVES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFIED FIELD, WERE UNCOVERED. AS A RESULT, THE AAJE HELD ITS FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION IN 1965. THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES A RESEARCH REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS DOCUMENT APPEARED IN THE AMERICAN JEWISH YEARBOOK, VOLUME 66, 1965. 13 PAGES. (LY)