Operational Recommendations for Promoting Policy to Ensure Educational Continuity During Prolonged Emergencies in the Israeli Education System
This report summarizes Phase B of the “Education in Crisis” Forum, established at the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research following the outbreak of the October 2023 war. During its operation, the forum applied a risk management model. This report outlines nine proposed actions for implementation, developed during Phase B of the forum’s activity. These actions are presented at three levels The national level, The education system level, The educational team level — including teachers, principals, and school leaders.
Perceptions of Neonatologists towards Competency-Based Medical Education
The research goal was to examine specialist neonatologists’ perceptions of CBME implementation, identifying advantages and challenges. The study used mixed methods, involving 41 specialist neonatologists, half are women, from 13 departments. The study demonstrated CBME benefits in preparing neonatal fellow trainees and highlighted implementation challenges.
Medical Simulation Centers in Medical Schools – Summary of the round table held at the Samuel Neaman Institute on April 3, 2025
The Samuel Neaman Institute serves as a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and the advancement of medical simulation infrastructure and continuing medical education.
This report serves as a foundation and starting point for continued activity.
International Round Table for Advancing Skills in STEM Education – Phase II
Phase II of the International Round Table for Advancing Skills in STEM Education focused on developing teaching and learning resources and assessment methodologies to assist in the acquisition of 21st century skills.
Living together on multicultural campus: Student’s Perspectives in Israeli Higher Education Institutions
This survey examined attitudes, perceptions, and experiences regarding studying in multicultural academic institutions among Jewish and Arab students in various universities and colleges across Israel. The research provided response to numerous issues related to studying in multicultural academic institutions that were not examined at all by the local scientific research, such as the promotion of universal values by the institutions or the practical consequences of studying in them. It also provided a response to issues that were examined in a relatively limited way in the past, such as perceptions of academic climate in campus, experiences of racism and discrimination, and perceptions of distance, foreignness and alienation inside campuses.
Teaching Programs for Healthy Nutrition in the Education System: Examples, Characteristics and Insights from Israel and the World
This document, which is based mainly on a literature review, presents some examples and characteristics of various programs for teaching healthy nutrition in the education system, together with insights emerging from evaluation studies. In addition, key points from World Health Organization policy documents are also presented.
Healthy nutrition programs and health promoting schools are part of the current and past efforts to provide nutrition education in Israeli schools. This review may provide additional knowledge and insights that can assist in further developing programs for the Israeli education system.
The Triad Research University Model or a Post 20th Century Research University Model, University Education and Human Resources
In this paper a model for the future research university is proposed, which answers some of the key challenges facing universities. It consists of three independent yet closely knitted entities: a research institute, a university teaching college and a business unit creating a “triad” structure. The possible inevitability, the advantages and disadvantages of the model […]
Preliminary Reflections on Knotty Issues, University Education and Human Resources
On Mass Higher Education and Institutional Diversity, University Education and Human Resources
It is an honor and pleasure to have been asked to speak to this conference, organized by Neal Sherman and the Israel-American Fulbright committee. I have had long and close ties with Israel, and I am delighted to have a chance to talk with you about your institutions of higher education in this way. It […]
The Golden Age of Scientific Technological Research University
The current crisis in the classical research university scene, the on-going fusion of science and technology which is driving a new scientific-technological revolution, the changing rationale of research funding, and the need of advanced nations to develop competitive, knowledge-based economies, have set the stage for a potential ‘golden age’ for Scientific Technological Research Universities (S&TRU). […]
