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CURRICULUM VITAE - Nachum Blass
PERSONAL DATA
BORN - 8.3.42
PLACE OF BIRTH - RUSSIA
IN ISRAEL - SINCE 1949
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED +3
EDUCATION
1966:B.A - ECONOMICS, HEBREWUNIVERSITYJERUSALEMISRAEL
1969:M.A - AMERICAN HISTORY, RUTGERSUNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A
1980: RESEARCH FELLOW - BROOKDALE INSTITUTE OF GERENTOLOGY , JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
1981-1983: PH.D CANDIDATE, HEBREWUNIVERSITYJERUSALEMISRAEL,
THE SUBJECT OF THE THESIS WAS “ THE INFLUENCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON POLITICAL DECISION MAKING - THE CAES OF ETHNIC INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION IN ISRAEL.” (NOT COMPLETED)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989 (ONWARD) EDUCATION & SOCIAL PLANNING CONSULTANT
1995-6 GUEST LECTURER IN THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, JERUSALEM, ON VARIOUS ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION.
1992 TEACHER IN DAVID YELIN TEACHERS COLLEGE, ON THE SUBJECT OF “INHERENT CONFLICTS IN EDUCATION POLICY MAKING”
1983 GUEST TEACHER IN BENGURIONUNIVERSITY
1983-1989 - DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND WELFARE FACILITIES
1981-1983 - DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL PLANNING, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
1973-1980 - ADMINISTRATOR IN CHARGE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTISTS` OFFICE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
1973-1977- COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT "EDUCATIONAL PLANNING FOR THE EIGHTIES" MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
1972 -CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER THE MUNICIPALITY OF EILAT
1971 - CHIEF ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
MAIN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
IN ENGLISH:
1999 / THE EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY IN ISRAEL; DO RESEARCH FINDING REALLY MATTER, (WITHH. GAZIEL) IN ACCURACY OR ADVOCACY THE POLITICS OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION. EDITED BY B.S.COOPER AND E.V.RANDALL YEARBOOK OF THE POLITICS OF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, CORWIN PRESS1984 / INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION : THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY (WITH B.AMIR) IN Y AMIR AT AL (EDS) SCHOOL DESEGRAGATION L. ERLBAUM ASS. N.J.
1982 / EVALUATION REFLECTIONS, THE EVALUATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL REFORM IN ISRAEL: A CASE STUDY IN EVAKUATION AND POLICY MAKING, IN STUDIES IN EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION VOL 8 PP 3-37
1981
1980
1979 / RESEARCH AND POLICY MAKING IN THE ISRAELI EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM - A CASE STUDY, IN A.LEWY AND S/ KUGELMAS (ED) DECISION ORIENTED EVALUATION IN EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE SERVICES PHILADELPHIA
RESEARCH UTILIZATION AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IMPACT ON PUBLIC POLICY, MIMEO 35 PAGES (NOT PUBLISHED)
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY MAKING: REFLECTIONS ON THE STATE OF THE ART BASED ON EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE IN THE ISRAELI MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MIMEO 26 PAGES (NOT PUBLISHED)
IN HEBEW
OVER FIFTY VARIOUS COMISSIONED WORKS AND PUBLICATIONS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS: CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, UTILIZATION OF TIME IN SCHOOLS, YEAR ROUND EDUCATION, EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY, THE ECONOMIC EFFICCIENCY OF THE PROJECT TO LOAN TEXT BOOKS TO STUDENTS, SCHOOL RENEWAL, THE OPTIMAL SIZE OF SCHOOLS ETC.
MAJOR LECTURES IN ENGLISH
1987 - KEY NOTE SPEAKER, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLANNERS COUNCIL CONVENTION, EDMONTONCANADA
1986 - KEY NOTE SPEAKER, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLANNERS CONGRESS IN JERUSALEM
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