Indices for Science, Technology and Innovation in Israel and international comparison. Specified issues
The report presents a host of indicators dealing with three issues: Secondary educations R&D and Innovation in Manufactory Hight tech industries at COVID crisis
The world of engineering and engineers
The book presents the fundamentals of engineering science and engineering art, which is common the various engineering disciplines, which together make up the engineering profession. The book reviews and analyzes especially the principles of the engineering art, the interactions between engineering and science and between engineering and society, as well as the engineering education and […]
Academia in the pandemia period
Summary of the insights and conclusions brought up in a conference on the activities of academia in the period of the corona crisis. The topic addressed include the role of basic research in the era of crisis, the involvement of academia in the national decision-making process and the education for the job market.
Perceptions of Technion Alumni and Students on Developing Their 21st Century Skills
21st century skills are essential for career readiness. We investigated the development of those skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) higher education, as reported by students and alumni of a top-tier research university. Involving senior management at the Institute, we designed a questionnaire aimed at investigating 14 skills and administered it to 1,578 participants. […]
Life Long Learning
Survey and analysis of trends developing in Israel and worldwide with regards to life long learning and proposal for a road map of a national plan
Chemistry education: Where are we headed?
In view of the decline in popularity of chemistry in high schools and the decrease in the number of teachers and schools in which chemistry is taught, the current research has examined trends in motivation and reasons for choosing a career in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or chemical education and recommend ways to foster these […]
From frontal teaching to remote learning to active online education
Conclusions and insights from remote learning during the Corona crisis period and plans and road map to develop it into active online education
National Youth Service as a Psycho-Social Process
This paper focuses on the psycho-social processes, or developmental processes, involved in participating in National Youth Service (NYS) voluntary frameworks. The findings advocate the notion that voluntary youth service may serve as a ‘socialization agency’, perhaps the very last one between youth and early adulthood. Due to its pro-social and pro-community characteristics, NYS frameworks tend […]
Project Based Learning
This essay surveys research published in the past four years or so, on how innovative schools employ project-based learning to motivate and inspire children
Turning the Pyramid Upside Down
The aim of the document is to propose a comprehensive reform in the field of education and early childhood care in Israel, i.e, the first years of the child’s life, from birth until entering the formal structured framework of education at the age of 6. The growing awareness about the importance of early childhood itself, […]