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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2019
The aim of the research is to investigate a Montessori pedagogic approach, enabling a Jewish school to be part of the Chinese international-school system, while fostering Jewish identity. We conducted semistructured interviews with principals (2), teachers (8), parents (12), and students (10) and recorded class observations (8) over two visits.…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Judaism
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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – International Review of Education, 2017
In our post-modern, globalised world, there is a risk of unique cultural heritages being lost. This loss contributes to the detriment of civilization, because individuals need to be rooted in their own specific identity in order to actively participate in community life. This article discusses a longitudinal case study of the efforts being made by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Values Education, Youth Programs
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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2016
This study seeks to analyse the components that contribute to Special Religious Education (SRE) classes in government schools in Australia being considered as a "safe place" and the ways in which they facilitate an understanding of the students' own religious and cultural identity. Our research focuses on one of the small faiths,…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Self Concept, Semi Structured Interviews, Educational Experience
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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role and place of Hebrew within the Australian Jewish day schools' curriculum and to analyse the cultural factors, which contribute to the challenges Hebrew teachers face. Our findings show that there is a need to locate Modern Hebrew more centrally within the schools' organizational structure. A…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – Religious Education, 2014
The aim of this research is to investigate the intergenerational changes that have occurred in Australian Jewish day schools and the challenges these pose for religious and Jewish education. Using a grounded theory approach according to the constant comparative method (Strauss 1987), data from three sources (interviews [296], observations [27],…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Generational Differences, Barriers, Jews