ISRAEL, A MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEM. A REPORT EMPHASIZING SECONDARY AND TEACHER EDUCATION.

Overview & Synopsis

ONE OF A SERIES OF OFFICE OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS ON EDUCATION IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THIS VOLUME DEALS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF MODERN ISRAEL IN ITS HISTORICAL, SOCIETAL, AND CULTURAL SETTINGS. ISRAEL'S EXPERIENCE EXEMPLIFIES THE STRUGGLE OF A NEW NATION IN BUILDING AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, IN THE FACE OF CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND OTHER PROBLEMS. IT PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW, THOUGH THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON SECONDARY EDUCATION AND ON TEACHER EDUCATION, AREAS WHICH POSE THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS. CHAPTER DIVISIONS ARE (1) THE COUNTRY'S BACKGROUND, (2) THE EDUCATIONAL INHERITANCE, (3) THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM--ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK, (4) THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM--INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, (5) SECONDARY EDUCATION, (6) TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATION, AND (7) EVALUATION AND CONCLUSIONS. APPENDIXES INCLUDE (1) GLOSSARY, (2) A LIST OF TEACHER-TRAINING INSTITUTES, (3) MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS IN ENGLISH AND IN MATHEMATICS, AND (4) BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE VOLUME IS INDEXED. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS OE-14125 FOR $0.70 FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (DH)