Israel’s MOFET Institute: “Community of Communities” for the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge of Teacher Education

Abstract

The MOFET Institution, which began under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, is Israel’s national center for research and professional development on teacher education. It consists of three communities: (1) the Writing Channel; (2) the Study Channel; and (3) the Research Channel. MOFET additionally has an Academic Committee that assists the aforementioned communities in their deliberations if needed. Although the MOFET Institute deals with multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas (i.e., Ministry of Education, participating teacher education colleges, the institute’s own goals), it remains one of the most unique and powerful ways to nationally address teacher education research and dissemination and the development of teacher educators in the world.

Citation

Golan, M. and Reichenberg, R. (2015), "Israel’s MOFET Institute: “Community of Communities” for the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge of Teacher Education", International Teacher Education: Promising Pedagogies (Part C) (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 22C), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 299-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-368720150000022014