SDG 4:
QUALITY EDUCATION

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

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U of Haifa 0/100 

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“Towards a Culturally Sensitive Academy” – A Conference on cultural, psychological, and social capital and higher education in Israel

By: Dr. Yael Granot-Bein, Manager of a social engagement unit
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 10, SDG 04  |  Units: Dean of Students  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: On May 10, 2023, a conference on Higher Education from the perspective of Multiculturalism was held at the University of Haifa. Similarly to the higher education systems around the world, in Israel too the gates of the academy have been opened to diverse populations in terms of social, demographic and economic aspects. Multiculturalism in academy provides opportunities for renewal and diversity, as well as imposes responsibility for optimal integration, dealing with challenges of rethinking, changing and adjusting. At the conference were discussed also the consequences of this major development on the higher education institutions, its existing and required services to meet diverse populations’ needs. (more…)

Webinar on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching and research in academia

By: Prof. Shay S. Tzafrir, Dean of Teaching;
Prof. Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Deputy Dean of Teaching;
Ms. Esti Levy, Head of the Unit for Online Learning
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 04, SDG 09  |  Units: Rector’s office;
Unit for Online Learning  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: SAVE THE DATE / 09.11.23 / 13:00 – 10:00
The Rector’s Office and the Unit for Online Learning are pleased to invite to a webinar on the “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching and research in academia”. (more…)

First grade readiness group led by communication clinicians and experts in the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabilities

By: The Interdisciplinary Clinical Center at the University of Haifa
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 04, SDG 03  |  Units: Administration  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: The purpose of the group is to prepare kindergarten children for the landmarking transition to the first grade and ensure their optimal integration within the school. During the sessions, the emphasis will be placed on the development of higher language and discourse skills, the development of verbal abstraction skills, the improvement of organization, planning and independence, and the improvement of the children’s pre-reading-writing skills, as well as the development of parents’ awareness of the changing needs of their children as they enter the first grade. (more…)

Winnings of the ERC Consolidator 2022

By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Administration  | Time: 2022 |  Link
Description: ERC winners are Professor Tali Crystal, from the Faculty of Social Sciences, for her proposal on the subject: The Role of Workers’ and Employers’ Bargaining Power in “Distributional Workplace Accounts” (DIWA) ; and Dr. Emmanuel Nante, from the Faculty of Humanities, for his proposal on Mapping ancient Harbors systems: SHIPs: Ships Harboring in Ports. (more…)

“Establishing the bridge between academy and employment” project

By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 04, SDG 08  |  Units: Administration  | Time: 2022 |  Link
Description: The University of Haifa is the Winner of the competition among all higher education institutions in Israel for leading the project “Establishing the bridge between academy and employment”, on behalf of the Edmund de Rothschild Foundation. (more…)

Public events at the Hecht Museum

By: Hecht Museum
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 04, SDG 17  |  Units: Administration  | Time: ongoing |  Link
Description: The Hecht Museum hosts lectures and activities for families, groups and schools. In addition, it gives free online lectures and tours in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority and others, on an ad-hoc and programmed basis. A recent example is the “Archaeology Now” lecture series (more…)

PUBLIC INVESTMENT in A HIERARCHICAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM with CAPITAL-SKILL COMPLEMENTARITY

By: Sarid A.
Published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2017 |  Link
Description: In this study I bring together two different literatures: the hierarchical education literature and the skill-biased gro (more…)

The new face of control: Arab education under neoliberal policy

By: Agbaria A.K.
Published in: Israel and its Palestinian Citizens: Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2017 |  Link
Description: The literature is full of research accounts aimed at demonstrating how the Arab-Palestinian education system in Israel ( (more…)

Academic support model for post-secondary school students with learning disabilities: student and instructor perceptions

By: Lipka O., Forkosh Baruch A., Meer Y.
Published in: International Journal of Inclusive Education
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: While post-secondary school students with learning difficulties confront many challenges, there is little research on me (more…)

Implementation of “education for sustainability” in three elementary schools-what can we learn about a change process?

By: Miedijensky S., Abramovich A.
Published in: Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: This study examines the process of educational change as demonstrated in three elementary schools implementing education (more…)

University faculty perceptions about accommodations for students with learning disabilities

By: Khouri M., Lipka O., Shecter-Lerner M.
Published in: International Journal of Inclusive Education
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Researchers have identified accommodations as important determinants of academic performance among students with learnin (more…)

Struggles and Successes in Constructivist Jewish Early Childhood Classrooms

By: Muller M., Gorsetman C., Alexander S.T.
Published in: Journal of Jewish Education
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units:   | Time: 2018 |  Link
Description: This study examined the experiences of teachers in a Jewish early childhood center implementing constructivist theory an (more…)

Modern pedagogy, local concerns: The junkyard on the kibbutz kindergarten

By: Golden D., Aviezer O., Ziv Y.
Published in: Paedagogica Historica
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2018 |  Link
Description: This paper focuses on the “Junkyard” (chatzar grutaot) – a unique educational environment and practice developed in kind (more…)

Israeli education and the Apartheid in South Africa: ongoing insights

By: Agbaria A.K.
Published in: Intercultural Education
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2018 |  Link
Description: Focusing on education policy and politics in Israel, this essay examines how ethnic segregation is established and sheds (more…)

The ‘right’ education in Israel: segregation, religious ethnonationalism, and depoliticized professionalism

By: Agbaria A.K.
Published in: Critical Studies in Education
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2018 |  Link
Description: This paper underlines three foundations upon which the current condition of the Israeli education system is predicated. (more…)

New localism or fuzzy centralism: policymakers’ perceptions of public education and involvement in education

By: Gal-Arieli N., Beeri I., Vigoda-Gadot E., Reichman A.
Published in: Local Government Studies
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Law  | Time: 2017 |  Link
Description: This research examines local authority involvement in education as a function of local policymakers’ perceptions of educ (more…)

Legitimizing public schooling and innovative education policies in strict religious communities: the story of the new Haredi public education stream in Israel

By: Katzir S., Perry-Hazan L.
Published in: Journal of Education Policy
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: The study explored how a group of private Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) schools legitimized an innovative non-mandatory (more…)

Open PISA: Dashboard for Large Educational Dataset

By: Kantor A., Rafaeli S.
Published in: L@S 2020 – Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units:   | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSA) have a critical role in shaping education systems around the world. They im (more…)

University faculty attitudes and knowledge about learning disabilities

By: Lipka O., Khouri M., Shecter-Lerner M.
Published in: Higher Education Research and Development
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Adults with learning disabilities (LD) constitute one of the fastest growing populations of students attending instituti (more…)

Separatist biopolitics: the dual discourse of the vocational education policy in Israel

By: Haybi Barak M., Shoshana A.
Published in: Journal of Vocational Education and Training
SDGs : SDG 04  |  Units: Education  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: This article offers a critical discursive analysis of the Israeli Ministry of Education’s renewed interest in vocational (more…)