Strengthening Social Resilience, Building Social Capital: Perspectives from Israel and China
This is a report about a one-day workshop conducted by the authors in Beijing, Chaina, in April 2016. In this workshop, we proposed to engage an invited group of senior policymakers, administrators and scholars in a discussion of the theory and practice of social resilience, in the context of China. We shared ‘lessons learned’ […]
First & second year report of Ramzor to the North Project
This is the first and second year (out of three) report submitted to Trump Foundation, the directors of the Northern Region of the ministry of education, and of Neaman Institute.
Holistic Assessment of Science Communication Based on the Positions of Different Stakeholders: Scientists, Teachers, Undergraduates, High School Students, and the Public
In recent years, scientists are increasingly requested to make science accessible to the general public. This accessibility will help promote scientific knowledge sharing and obtain public support for science. The research goals were to identify the common themes to science education and science communication and to explore how various stakeholders view these themes. We also […]
Between (MACHA”R) Tomorrow and Today: Academic System for Haredim at a Cross-Road
This report focuses on the evaluation of the MACH’AR (“Haredi Frameworks”) Program within the academic institutions in Israel. The program was initiated and conducted by The Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), at The Council for Higher Education, with the purpose of enhancing Haredi integration into academic studies. The report includes a detailed mapping of those […]
Ultra-Orthodox (‘Haredi’) Jews in Israel’s Society: A 2014 Status Report.
The issue of the Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community in Israel and its possible integration with the Israeli society at large has become lately one of the most talked-about in the Knesset committees, Government offices, academic circles, the military, public debates — where not? An interesting question in its own right is why the subject came up […]
Science & Technology Education in Israel: Selected Indicators for the Development of a Risk Management Strategy regarding Possible Future Shortages of S&T Teachers in Upper-Secondary Schools
The Forum for Science and Technology Education has been launched in 2013 in order to establish and encourage cooperation among different sectors in Israel to promote K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The importance attributed to STEM education and the need to increase the number of high-school students who choose to study STEM […]
Orthodox Employment – Information Booklet Second Edition
This information booklet was written on the basis of knowledge and experience accumulated at the Samuel Neaman Institute during the running of the “Ultra-Orthodox Integration Project”. The booklet is designed for managers and owners of companies and organizations, and human resource managers in these organizations – especially secular ones. It should provide them with the […]
Changes in productivity amongst Jewish women
The following short report attempts to examine some of the data relating to the total fertility trends amongst Jewish Orthodox women , as they were presented in the research of several scholars . Moreover, the document contains a preliminary analysis of the reasons for these trends . The tests mentioned in the paper point to […]
MACHA’R IS ALREADY HERE
In November 2012 , the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC ) of the Council for Higher Education published a Call to all Israeli academic institutions encouraging the creation of specialized Haredi academic frameworks within existing institutions . This Call was the result of a process that began several years before and had gained momentum, after […]
Orthodox Employment – Information Booklet
This information booklet was written on the basis of knowledge and experience accumulated at the Samuel Neaman Institute during the running of the “Ultra-Orthodox Integration Project”. The booklet is designed for managers and owners of companies and organizations, and human resource managers in these organizations – especially secular ones. It should provide them with the […]
