Development, Learning, and Community: Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools (Judaism and Jewish Life)
Book Details
Author(s)Jeffrey Kress
PublisherAcademic Studies Press
ISBN / ASIN1618112945
ISBN-139781618112941
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank921,914
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Winner of the 2012 National Jewish Book Award for Education and Jewish Identity
Development, Learning, and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Throughout, Kress grapples with questions such as: How can the balance between community cohesion and group differences be achieved in diverse settings? What are the educational implications of an approach to identity development rooted in contemporary developmental theories that posit the interaction among cognition, affect, and behavior? How can the formal and informal offerings of a school coalesce to address these broadly conceived identity outcomes, and what are the challenges in doing so?
Development, Learning, and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Throughout, Kress grapples with questions such as: How can the balance between community cohesion and group differences be achieved in diverse settings? What are the educational implications of an approach to identity development rooted in contemporary developmental theories that posit the interaction among cognition, affect, and behavior? How can the formal and informal offerings of a school coalesce to address these broadly conceived identity outcomes, and what are the challenges in doing so?
