Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education

Papers, Reports and Presentations

Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Jewish day school teachers: Career commitments in the 21st century

Tamir, E. & Lesik, S. (2013). Journal of Jewish Education 79(2), 131-156.

The impact of the economic recession on teachers and teaching in Jewish day schools

Tamir, E. (2011). Private School Monitor 32(2), 1-11.

Teacher retention and career commitments among DeLeT graduates: The intersection of teachers’ background, preparation for teaching, and school context

Tamir, E. & Magidin de-Kramer, R. (2011). Journal of Jewish Education 77(2), 76-97.

Papers in Practitioner Non-Refereed Journals

School Quality depends on teacher quality

Tamir, E. (2013). HaYidion, 24-25, 47.

What does it mean for a school administrator to be supportive?

Birkeland, S., & Tamir, E. (2013). Jewish Educational Leadership 12(1), 20-22.

How to Fix Our Approach to Evaluation Research in Jewish Education – and Why We Need To

Tamir, E. (2012). eJewish Philanthropy.

Reports

The DeLeT Alumni Survey: A Comprehensive Report on the Journey of Beginning Jewish Day School Teachers

Tamir, E., Feiman-Nemser, S., Silvera-Sasson, R. & Cytryn, J. (2010). Waltham, MA: Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education.

Presentations

A partial least squares analysis of the factors contributing to a long-term commitment to teaching in Jewish Day Schools

Tamir, E. & Lesik, S. (2012, October). Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education . Waltham, Massachusetts.

Lunch Seminar

Working Conditions of DeLeT and Pardes Teachers: Challenges and Opportunities.

Tamir, E. (2012, June). Network for Research in Jewish Education, Newton, Massachusetts.

Tending the Garden: Creating Conditions to Nurture Excellent Teaching

Birkeland, S., Feiman-Nemser, S., and Tamir, E. (2011, November).  Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University.

A community event and a workshop with educational leaders from the Boston area.

Preparing and retaining high-quality teachers: Implications for the future of Jewish day schools in North America

Tamir, E. (2011, June).

A Spotlight Session accepted for the Network for Research in Jewish Education, Toronto, Canada.

Teacher retention and career commitments among DeLeT graduates: The intersection of teachers, background, preparation to teaching, and school context

Tamir, E. and Magidin de-Kramer, R. (2010, June). Network for Research in Jewish Education, New York City.

DeLeT Alumni Survey: Preliminary Findings

Tamir, E. (2009, June). Network for Research in Jewish Education, Cleveland.