Barry Chazan Livres

This book develops a new philosophy of Israel education. “Person-centered” Israel education is concerned with developing in individual learners the ability to understand and make rational, emotional, and ethical decisions about Israel, and about the challenges Israel regularly faces, whether they be existential, spiritual, democratic, humanitarian, national, etc. Chazan begins by laying out the terms of the conversation then examines the six-pronged theory of “person-centered” Israel education to outline the aims, content, pedagogy, and educators needed to implement this program. Finally, the author meditates on what a transformation from ethnic to ethical education might look like in this context and others. This book is Open Access under a CC-BY license.

Focusing on analytical thinking, this book enhances contemporary educational practices by clarifying key concepts such as "education," "moral education," and "indoctrination," particularly within the context of American Jewish education. It employs a philosophical approach to dissect terms related to informal Jewish education and the Israel experience. The concluding chapter offers a guiding credo for educators, aimed at shaping both Jewish and general education in the twenty-first century.