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Educating in the Divine Image
Gorsetman, Chaya Rosenfeld; Sztokman, Elana Maryles
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Paperback. An incisive look at gender inequities in Jewish day school education Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Although recent scholarship has examined gender issues in Judaism with regard to texts, rituals, and the rabbinate, there has been no full-length examination of the education of Jewish children in day schools. Drawing on studies in education, social science, and psychology, as well as personal interviews, the authors show how traditional (mainly Orthodox) day school education continues to re-inscribe gender inequities and socialize students into unhealthy gender identities and relationships. They address pedagogy, school practices, curricula, and textbooks, as along with single-sex versus coed schooling, dress codes, sex education, Jewish rituals, and gender hierarchies in educational leadership. Drawing a stark ... Read more
Although recent scholarship has examined gender issues in Judaism with regard to texts, rituals, and the rabbinate, there has been no full-length examination of the education of Jewish children in day schools. Drawing on studies in education, social science, and psychology, as well as personal interviews, the authors show how traditional (mainly Orthodox) day school education continues to re-inscribe gender inequities and socialize students into unhealthy gender identities and relationships. They address pedagogy, school practices, curricula, and textbooks, as along with single-sex versus coed schooling, dress codes, sex education, Jewish rituals, and gender hierarchies in educational leadership. Drawing a stark ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781611684582
SKU
V9781611684582
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