Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice

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Author: Jack Wertheimer

ISBN-10: 1584656360

ISBN-13: 9781584656364

Category: Education, Jewish

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A provocative look at the current state of Jewish education in the United States

Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Parental Choices Family Formation, Educational Choice, and American Jewish Identity - Riv-Ellen Prell The Differential Impact of Jewish Education on Adult Jewish Identity - Steven M. Cohen Jewish Education as a Family Matter Who Is Being Taught? Early Childhood Education's Adult-Centered Approach - Shaul Kelner Why Jewish Parents Send Their Children to Day Schools - Steven M. Cohen and Shaul Kelner Schools for Parents: What Parents Want and What They Get from Their Children's Jewish Day School - Alex Pomson Expectations, Perceptions, and Preconceptions: How Jewish Parents Talk about "Supplementary" Religious Education - Jeffrey S. Kress Generating Jewish Connections: Conversations with Jewish Teenagers, Their Parents, and Jewish Educators and Thinkers - Sylvia Barack Fishman The Communal Dimension Cultures of Jewish Education: How Communities Address Local Educational Needs - Jack Wertheimer Toward the Study of Community Eff ects on Jewish Engagement: The Case of Educational Enrollment - Shaul Kelner and Steven M. Cohen Conclusion Index