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Ben-Peretz, Miriam; Lavi, Svi – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1982
The kibbutz is presented as an example of a constructive microcommunity in which a special relationship exists with education. A model, to serve as a basis for analyzing the kibbutz school, has three main categories: (1) school provides services for the whole community; (2) school is assisted by the community; and (3) community has expectations…
Descriptors: Collective Settlements, Community Involvement, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Collis, Betty – 1989
This report, which is not intended to be an exhaustive commentary, reviews and discusses educational applications of information technology (IT) at the elementary and secondary levels. Each of the six topical sections of the report discusses the instructional potential of information technology, realization of the potential, and predictions for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Change, Educational Environment
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Gray, Mary W. – Academe, 1990
The status of the minimally functioning elementary and secondary schools and universities of the Gaza Strip and West Bank in the midst of political and social turmoil is discussed; the daily life of a university teacher is described; and the potential role of American academics is examined briefly. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Peled, Elad; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1989
Describes Project Comptown, an Israeli research-oriented educational intervention designed to create a computer culture in the schools and to use the computer's potential for innovative teaching and learning in both the schools and the community. Highlights include implementation analysis and teacher involvement and training. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy
Presseisen, Barbara Z.; Kozulin, Alex – 1992
The concept of mediated learning is examined, focusing on the work of L. Vygotsky (1896-1934) and R. Feuerstein (born 1921). Mediated learning is the subtle social interaction between teacher and learner in the enrichment of the student's learning experience. Both theorists take a strong sociological approach to the development of intelligence and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Schonmann, Shifra – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Discusses the reasons for, and the reactions to, the marginalization of drama/theater education in the Israeli school system. Curricular reform introduced in the mid-1980s resulted in some improvement, however, school principal autonomy remains a major stumbling block. Recommends drama teachers seize the initiative and implement programs on their…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment