Background and Training of Teachers in Jewish Schools: Current Status and Levers for Change.

Gamoran, Adam; Goldring, Ellen; Robinson, Bill; Goodman, Roberta Louis; Tammivaara, Julie

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ERIC Number: EJ582727

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Publication Date: 1997

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Background and Training of Teachers in Jewish Schools: Current Status and Levers for Change.

Gamoran, Adam; Goldring, Ellen; Robinson, Bill; Goodman, Roberta Louis; Tammivaara, Julie

Religious Education, v92 n4 p534-50 Fall 1997

Examines three possible "levers" for changing standards for professional growth for teachers in Jewish schools: state licensing requirements for preschools, state requirements for continuing teacher education, and community incentives for training supplementary school teachers. Presents results based on secondary analysis of data from a survey of teachers in Jewish schools. (DSK)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Judaism, Lay Teachers, Parochial Schools, Policy Analysis, Professional Development, Religious Education, Teacher Background, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Education, Teacher Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Avocational Teaching.