Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Chapter-1; Introduction: Making a Jewish Contribution to the Social Sciences: What Are Jewish Social Values and Why Do They Matter?; Meaning of Jewish Social Values; An Ethic of Engagement; Universalism in Jewish Thought; Making a Jewish Contribution; Jewish Medical and Business Ethics; The Current State of Jewish Social Values; Summary of the Book; Conclusion; References; Part I; Education; Chapter-2; Self-Regulation Among Students: Sharpening the Questions; Introduction; Overview of Chapter. Student Learning and Development: Self-Regulation Research on Self-Regulation; Belongingness is a Reason to Self-Regulate; A Jewish Approach to Self-Regulation; A Note on Jewish Sources; Two Jewish Ways to Build Self-Regulation Capacity; Some Examples of Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches Based on Jewish Ideas and Practices; Social and Environmental Context; Social Exclusion; Self-Regulation and Future Orientation; Applying These Approaches to Nonreligious Youth; Implications for Educational Change; The Childhood Roots of Adult Quality of Life; Self-Regulation and Whole School Reform. Students' Self-Regulation and Adults Who Care About Them Seeking Adult Guidance; Disrupting Students' Unconscious Internal Responses; Future Orientation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3; Informing Our Interventions with the Wisdom of the Sages: Biblical and Rabbinic Inspiration for Fostering Sensitivity Towards Individuals with Disabilities; Introduction; Introducing the Interventions; Brief Summary of the Relevant Literature; Background Research Information for the Four-Part Curricular Intervention; Descriptive, Explanatory, Peer Strategies and Strengths Information; Descriptive Information. Explanatory Information Peer Strategies Information; Strengths Information; Inclusion Considerations; Curricular Intervention; Study Results upon Implementing the Four-Part Curricular Intervention; Study Methods; Participants; Procedure; Results; Background Research Information for Realabilities; Strengths Information and the Affect/Effort Theory; Study Results upon Implementing Realabilities; Study Methods; Participants; Procedure; Results; Descriptive Analysis; Main Analysis; Discussion; Conclusion to Chapter; A Judaic Approach to Sensitivity; References; Chapter-4. Addressing Social Exclusion in Schools and Youth Groups The Nature of a Group; Group Dynamics in Schools; Group Dynamics in Summer Camps; Jewish Values on Inclusion; The Responsibility to Be Inclusive; Isolation and Exclusion; From Vulnerable to Victim; Casual Dislike; Leadership; Countering Inadvertent Social Exclusion; Qualitative Findings; Quantitative Findings; Conclusions; References; Chapter-5; Epistemology, Ethics, and Moral Education: A Methodological Justification for a Moral Curriculum Based on Jewish Social Values; Introduction; Overview of Chapter.
Summary:
This volume interweaves concepts and methods from psychology and other social sciences with Jewish ideas and practices in order to address contemporary social issues. This volume brings together pioneering research from scholars in such fields as psychology, education, and religious studies. The authors integrate insights from Jewish texts and practices with the methods and concepts of the social sciences to create interventions that promote the well-being of children, adults, families, communities, and society. Divided into three sections – Education, Psychological Well-Being, Society and Beyond– this book shows how this integrationist approach can deepen our understanding and generate new insights around pressing social challenges to impact positive change in the lives of people and communities. -- Provided by publisher.
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