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Institute for
Democratic Education
Phone: 97237412729
E-mail:
mahon@smkb.ac.il
Address: 149 Namir Rd., Tel-Aviv, 62507, Israel
Contact: Yaacov Hecht, Eyal Ram
Website:
www.democratic-edu.org
Description:
The Israeli Institute for Democratic Education
(IDE) was founded by Yaacov Hecht in 1995, the
founder and the principal of the first Israeli
democratic school in Hadera (1987). In addition,
Yaacov established the first IDEC -International
Democratic Education Conference in 1993.
Vision of the Israel Institute for Democratic
Education: Educational Innovation from a
Democratic Point of View.
The Institute focuses on research, development,
dissemination and application of Democratic
Education ideas in Israel and worldwide.
Activities of the Institute for Democratic
Education:
The Israeli Democratic Schools Network: There
are currently 25 schools in the democratic
network which approximately 6,000 students are
educated. The Institute offers consultation and
guidance to groups of activists interested in
founding democratic schools in different parts
of the country.
Democratization Processes in Schools: The
democratization process is a conceptual
organizational change that leads the school
toward incorporating and upholding a democratic
culture.
Democratic Education City: The Institute for
Democratic Education has been directing local
and regional authorities in creating an overall
program for their unique regional development.
The Institute staff assists the local leadership
in creating a vision of using all the city
resources as one big school, giving each child
the opportunity to develop his uniqueness in a
personalized way.
The Academic Program under the auspices of the
Seminar Kibbutzim College: A unique program for
students with the emphasis of Democratic
Education – "The incubator for social and
educational entrepreneurship" (Special training
program designed for high school teachers).
Today there are approximately 180 students
studying in the B.Ed degree program that is
recognized by all higher education Institutions.
Research & Development: The Institute for
Democratic Education maintains R&D contacts with
educators and researchers from different
schools, organizations and academic institutes
in Israel and abroad.
IDE Proposal for International Coordinators -
Founding Institutes for Demcratic Education:
Ongoing assistance in founding regional/national
institutes for Democratic Education.
The Institute for Democratic Education places an
importance on the foundation of similar
institutes in other places in the world. The
Institute for Democratic Education is offering
the services of educators trained in its ideas
to those who wish to found similar institutes in
their regions. Our first International project
was assisting in the foundation of the Institute
for Democratic Education Aotearoa in New
Zealand.
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