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(2011) International handbook of Jewish education, Dordrecht, Springer.
Community engagement
the challenge of connecting Jewish schools to the wider community
Helena Miller
pp. 29-45
In Britain today, as in many other parts of the Western world, there is much debate about the nature of a cohesive society and what it means to be a fully integrated and engaged citizen. In Britain, this has led to government legislation which is changing the nature of how Jewish schools relate to, and integrate with, their local and wider communities. The implications of engaging with the community will be explored through this chapter. The chapter will describe the challenges for Jewish schools to comply with the legislation and to what extent and how schools will need to develop through the inter-related themes of the curriculum, the school as community and the school's partnership with the wider community. This chapter uses Britain and British Jewish schools as the lens through which one of the most pertinent socio-political issues of our time can be meaningfully explored, namely how faith groups co-exist and can further a spirit of tolerance and understanding in today's society.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0354-4_3
Full citation:
Miller, H. (2011)., Community engagement: the challenge of connecting Jewish schools to the wider community, in H. Miller, L. Grant & A. Pomson (eds.), International handbook of Jewish education, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 29-45.
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