Review of Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy from the Field, by Sivan Zakai and Matt Reingold

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  • Barbara Slater Stern James Madison University

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https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v32.4319

Author Biography

Barbara Slater Stern, James Madison University

Barbara Slater Stern, Ed.D., is Professor Emerita in the Department of Middle, Secondary and Mathematics Education at James Madison University. She taught Advanced World History and AP United States History for 12 years as well as Black History and European Culture Studies during her high school teaching career. At the university level, beginning in 1995, she taught a variety of courses including Foundations of American Education, Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies, and Curriculum Theory and Issues. Prior to full retirement in 2021, she wrote and co-wrote numerous journal articles and book chapters on technology in social studies education, the history of teaching history, and teaching controversial social issues. She served for 3 years as Associate Editor and 6 years as Editor of Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, the journal of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. Barbara has published two books on social studies education.

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Friedman, T. L. (2025/08/25). Israel’s Gaza campaign is making it a pariah state. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/opinion/international-world/friedman-israel-gaza-hamas.html

Oliver, D. W., & Shaver, J.P. (1966). Teaching public issues in the high school. Houghton. Mifflin.

Tyler, R. (1949). Basic principles of curriculum and instruction. University of Chicago Press.

Vilk, Y. (2025/09/02). I fought in Gaza. Here is why I would not go back. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/israel-defense-forces-reservists-gaza-refusal.html

[Book reviewed] Zakai, S., & Reingold, M. (Eds). (2024). Teaching Israel: Studies of pedagogy from the field. Brandeis University Press.

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Published

2025-11-05

How to Cite

Stern, B. S. (2025). Review of Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy from the Field, by Sivan Zakai and Matt Reingold. Education Review, 32. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v32.4319

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Vol. 32 (2025)

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Book reviews

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