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Impact of Educational Quality

Eric Hanushek — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:50:50 +0000

On September 18, 2011, the Taub Center convened an international conference on the Socioeconomic Impact of Education. Prof. Eric Hanushek participated in the conference and presented the “Impact of Educational Quality.”

Improving the Education System – What Works?

Adam Gamoran — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:40:58 +0000

On September 18, 2011, the Taub Center convened an international conference on the Socioeconomic Impact of Education. Prof. Gamoran participated in the conference and presented the “Improving the Education System – What Works?” There are two parts to this presentation.

Impact of Educational Attainment and Skills

Robert Topel — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:09:40 +0000

On September 18, 2011, the Taub Center convened an international conference on the Socioeconomic Impact of Education. Prof. Topel participated in the conference and presented “Impact of Educational Attainment and Skills.”

The State of Israel’s Education and Its Implications – A visual roadmap

Dan Ben-David — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:25:19 +0000

The Taub Center’s annual State of the Nation Reports have put a bright spotlight on the impact that education has in determining living standards and income gaps. This document summarizes main points of this issue through a brief visual roadmap that underlines the importance of education for Israel’s society and economy, the state of the country’s education, and the implications.

Each page contains one or two graphs accompanied by a brief explanation. More complete and detailed analyses of the issues covered by each figure may be found in the State of the Nation Reports available on the Taub Center website.

Video: Improving the Education System – What Works? (Part 2)

Adam Gamoran — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:30:35 +0000

On September 18, 2011, the Taub Center convened an international conference on the Socioeconomic Impact of Education. Prof. Gamoran participated in the conference and presented on “Improving the Education System – What Works?”

Taub Center Leadership Offers Solutions to Israel’s Root Problems

Dan Ben-David — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:01:32 +0000

A new policy agenda by the professional leadership of the Taub Center, unique in its interdisciplinary consensus, calls for a new socioeconomic agenda for Israel in light of the current window of opportunity.

Access to Social Justice in Israel

Johnny Gal — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:15:27 +0000

Access to justice and to resources is crucial in insuring that individuals and groups realize their fundamental human rights. Despite the existence of laws, institutions and programs in Israel intended to address needs, the ability of individuals to actually realize their rights and access the benefits and services offered by these social institutions is not equal. Often the obstacles that limit, or even prevent, the realization of rights are particularly prevalent in the case of the excluded social groups most in need of these rights: the poor, immigrants, and ethnic or national minorities. Clearly the lack of access to the means to attaining social justice serves to exacerbate existing social gaps and disparities that are unjustifiable, unnecessary and preventable. Access to social justice has an important role in enhancing a sense of social cohesion and belonging. Its absence contributes to a feeling of exclusion, alienation and frustration. The obstacles to accessing social rights stem from a variety of causes: among them a lack of material resources and knowledge, the existence of language and cultural barriers, as well as a lack of understanding of how the justice system works. The goal of this book is to underscore and analyze various aspects of access to social justice, to understand better the obstacles that prevent people from accessing justice and their sources, and to try to identify solutions for facilitating greater access to social rights in Israeli society.

A Comprehensive Program for Reducing Inequality and Poverty and Increasing Economic Growth in Israel

Dan Ben-David — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:06:36 +0000

The underlying social and economic foundations upon which Israel’s national security is based have been steadily deteriorating over the past three decades. During the early years of the State, there was no doubt as to the source of the clear and present danger confronting us. But in subsequent decades, a number of socio-economic trends have gradually begun to develop that are slowly but surely disintegrating the basic fabric of Israel’s society and the economy.

Social Policy – Vision and Reality

Yaakov Kop — Sat, 17 May 2008 07:29:27 +0000

The conference, Social Policy – Vision and Reality, focused on the subjects of Employment, Income and Narrowing Social Gaps. In the two days preceding the Conference, experts from Israel and abroad gathered for a Workshop wehre discussions revolved around different aspects of Labor Force Participation and Life Cycle Income Assurance. This is the book of abstracts from the Workshop.

Formulating Social Policy in Israel — Trends and Issues

Uri Aviram — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:33:49 +0000

This compendium focuses on the formulation of social policy which is a central component of public policy. An examination of the relevant literature shows that there is not only a lack of clarity in the definition of the concepts of policy, public policy and social policy but also a fair amount of disagreement regarding their areas of concern.
Policy setting is characterized by priority setting, by choices between options and by decision making that directs activities and behaviors in all aspects of life. It is important to emphasize, though, that not making a decision also reflects a policy decision.
The papers in this compendium examine a wide range of examples of policy making in different areas of social policy, expose the many changes that the Israeli welfare state has undergone, discuss the factors that influences these changes, and point out the contradictions and points of convergence that have impacted on policies in the different social services.
The following chapters are in this book:

Formulating Welfare Policy in Israel, 2000-2005, Avraham Doron
A Safety Net Full of Holes: Changing Policy Towards Israel’s Social Assistance Program, Johnny Gal, Netta Achdut
Partial Privatization of the Personal Social Services, Yosef Katan
Ideology, Pedagogy and Educational Policy in Israel, Avraham Yogev
Privatizing Public Housing: A Change or a Continuation of Housing Policy, Eliyah Werczberger
Enacting the National Health Insurance Law – Why in 1994?, Bruce Rosen, Gabi Bennun
The Plan to Reorganize Mental Health Services in Israel, 1972: Factors that Help and Hinder the Reform to Community Based Mental Health Services, Uri Aviram, Nicole Dahan
Reform in Immigrant Integration: The Move from Institutional Absorption to Direct Integration into the Community, Elazar Leshem
Policy Towards the Disabled: From Social Legislation to Legislating Rights, Arik Rimmerman, Shirlee Avrami, Tal Artan-Bergman
A Turnaround in Children’s Rights and Social Services for Children, Asher Ben-Arieh, Michal Kimhi

This publication is in Hebrew only.