SHARED LIFE EDUCATION DATABASE
Age Group: 18-30 yr. old education students / Faculty.
Annual No. of Participants: 1,200 Arab participants / 5,000 Jewish participants.
Full-time equivalent faculty: 70 Arab participants, 300 Jewish participants.
Region / Location: Central Sharon & Triangle Regions.
Duration: 4 yrs. per participant - entire duration of studies at Berl Berl.
Frequency: Ongoing.
Staff: 2 Co-directors / 15 member leadership team representing 3 Beit Berl faculties & Arab Academic Institute.
Session Length: Ongoing.
Professional training:
Approximately 50 hrs. of staff training.
Evaluation: Yes, partial and developing.
Beit Berl College, a central player in Israel's education system and its surrounding communities, established The Center for the Advancement of Shared Society in 2015. The Center aims to change the way our teachers see our society and teach our children. Based on a holistic educational approach, the Center: a.) develops cross-cultural competence among Israel’s current and future educators enabling them to teach shared citizenship and bring tolerance to classrooms; b.) creates a model of shared society on campus so students and faculty from all ethnic groups feel a sense of belonging; and c.) pioneers a shared space at the College where Arab and Jewish faculty, students and members of neighboring communities come together in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Program Description
The Center for the Advancement of Shared Society
Beit Berl College
Philanthropic Contribution: 100% (89% Foreign /
11% Domestic).
Govt. Allocation: N/A
Budget
Total Program Cost: 600,000 NIS
(per year).
Potential Development-Pending Funding
The Center developed a Shared Society course to be piloted in the 2016-17 academic year as well as recommended changes to course syllabi to incorporate shared society education concepts and materials campus-wide. The Center plans to execute extensive field research and course and student evaluations to assess baselines and impact and seeks to establish a permanent home on campus as well as an annual academic conference on shared society education to strengthen and expand its reach and efforts. The Center endeavors to serve as a leading resource on shared society education for other academic institutions, non-government organizations, and government bodies, working collaboratively with key players in the field such as CET and AJEEC-NISPED.
Projected Cost: 865,000 NIS
