Program
Misholim
Political Education for Democratic Civics
Misholim is a non-academic course that offers training for senior officials and management levels at the formal and informal education, who are interested in studying an approach that perceives education as a social and civic act, and seek the acquisition of tools and skills for political education that promotes liberal democracy in Israel
The Goals of the Program
Create a network of senior educators who work together to promote political-democratic civics in both formal and informal education systems in Israel
Form an educational civic identity, through in-depth acquaintance with theory, concepts, and the fields of civic and liberal democratic eduation
Provide educational tools and skills
for the development of political content and instruction
About the Program
Program
Structure
Ten six-hour meetings during the second semester, and a three-day seminar in Jerusalem during summer vacation
Course
Topics
- The right and left-wings of democratic politics in Israel: An in-depth introduction to ideological discord, and the formation of a unified worldview
- Israeli society: Acquaintaince with its central groups, challenges, and issues
- An introduction to civic education and education for democracy in Israel – theoretical and pedagogical approaches
- Challenges in political education among formal and informal education systems in Israel: Meetings with educators and policymakers who address civic-political education in Israel
- Workshops, tools, and content development to cultivate democratic skills: Workshops on diverse tools for developing educational content, acquaintance with teaching aids, techniques, and various educational practices
QUALIFICATIONS
for
applying
Applicants must meet one or more of the following conditions:
1. Enrollment in a recognized academic institution, school, or faculty of education
* preference will be given to students enrolled in teacher training tracks
2. Work experience in informal education settings
Pogram Lecturers
Dr. Adar Cohen
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya
The Israel Democracy Institute
Dr. Nir Michaeli
Oranim Academic College of Education
Dr. Soli Vered
The Association of Civil Rights in Israel
Dr. Tammy Hoffman
Kibbutzim College; The Israel Democracy Institute
Nir (Shoko) Cohen
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Noemi Harari
Oranim Academic College of Education; University of Haifa
Prof. Nimrod Aloni
Kibbutzim College
