My study explores a curriculum development project for Israel education in a liberal Jewish high school. Through an action research framework, I investigate the tensions between teaching about Israel to achieve critical thinking goals and to facilitate students' development of positive affinity for Israel. I also explore the affordances and…

The article discusses an Israeli study of the effect of traditional and non-traditional history of programs on pupils' perception of the nature of historical learning, and on their attitude toward a variety of learning activities. The results presented here indicate that a new program may create increased interest in studying history. (Author/RM)

Students at an international school learn the history and geography of their host country, Israel, through an historical narrative communicated through participation in a game activity. (RM)

Suggests that students can learn to recognize media bias by studying media reports of current events or historical topics. Describes a study unit using media coverage of the second anniversary of the Palestinian uprising against Israel. Discusses lesson objectives, planning, defining bias teaching procedures, and criteria for determining bias. (DK)

The book, intended for senior high school students, is one of a series concerned with problems of world order. The bipolar system (domination of the international system through maintenance of a balance of power between the United States and the Soviet Union) is described and defined by presenting case studies of the Hungarian rebellion in 1956,…

Two sections comprise this selected bibliography on education in Israel. The first, "Current Items Section (April 1969--July 1969)," contains abstracts of documents dealing with new educational publications, foundations of education, the educational ladder, the teaching-learning process, educational frameworks, the administration of…