This competitive fund supports applied research in education and teacher education. It is open for submissions of academics affiliated with Israeli academic institutions. The fund also supports research expenses and wages of Israeli researchers who participate in international studies.
The MOFET Institute supports experienced researchers who are willing to mentor teacher educators who are beginning researchers. The mentees join their mentors’ research. The MOFET Institute awards mentors an honorarium when a paper co-authored by the mentee is accepted by an international peer-reviewed academic journal published in English.
For additional details please write to: ainat@macam.ac.il
The post-doctoral program was initiated in 2015 in order to support outstanding early-career teacher educators during the initial phases of their career. The program provides an opportunity for in-service professional development, as the candidates are selected from the academic staff of the Israeli colleges of education. This prerequisite, relies on the applied research concept that allows the researcher a close contact to his/her research. Participants conduct applied research that is relevant to teacher education
The program’s aims:
- To assist novice researchers who have already acquired the basics of research to continue to expand their research skills and allocate time for doing research.
- To further their professional career and help them become part of the academic faculty.
- To develop teacher education and advance the education system.
The program’s levels of academic support:
- Personal mentoring by highly reputable experts from their particular field of interest;
- Peer support provided by the cohort members;
- Academic, organizational and financial support by the post-doctoral staff.
The program’s steering committee:
Prof. Orit Avidov-Ungar, Achva Academic College
Prof. Faisal Azaiza, Sakhnin College
Prof. Luba Charlap, Lifshiz College of Education Jerusalem
Dr. Ainat Guberman, Mofet Institute
Dr. Liat Josefsberg Ben-Yehoshua, Head of Post-Doctorate program, Mofet Institute
Prof. Elite Olshtain, emeritus at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Academic head and head of steering committee of Post-Doctorate program, Mofet Institute
Prof. Lily Orland-Barak, University of Haifa
Dr. Nir Michaeli, Oranim Academic College of Education
Prof. Chen Schechter, Head of Mofet Institute
Dr. Eitan Simon Tel-Hai Academic College
You are welcome to review the published manuscripts of our post-doctorate fellows
https://mofet-web.macam.ac.il/international/research-publications/post-doctoral/
“Beyond the Horizon”
A professional development program for graduate (PhD) students in Education. The program’s main goals are to support students’ socialization to academia and to provide them with information and tools needed to prepare for future careers in Education, both in the public and private sectors.
The groups are consisted of researchers with different amounts of experience. Each group focuses on a specific research methodology and has an experienced facilitator. Current groups are Discourse analysis, Narrative analysis, Writing and publishing qualitative papers, and – This is MY research: researching areas of personal interest.
The special interest group is consisted of small teams that conduct collaborative research in special education using different research methods. The group is facilitated by a senior researcher in special education that provides advice concerning those research projects, and arranges for learning opportunities according to the group’s needs.
The research authority provides courses and workshops in qualitative and quantitative research methods and in academic writing during the summer vacation and the winter semester break. Some topics are offered regularly, whereas others are one-time only. If you wish to teach a course or a workshop at MOFET please contact: ainat@macam.ac.il
MOFET helps researchers finance consultations with experts about research methodology, data analysis, writing and revising papers.
The committee reviews all of MOFET’s research projects and is available for consultation and reviews to inter-institutional research teams.
MOFET has a data base of research tools in Hebrew that is available to students and researchers. The tools are gathered from research reports submitted to MOFET. The database includes information about the tools’ reliability and validity.
The database enables researchers form collaborations and contact experts. The database has links to researchers’ personal and professional sites, including Researchgate and Google Scholar.