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Dr. Chaya Ostrower
ochayo@macam.ac.il
Degrees:
Ph.D. - Thesis topic: "Humor as a Defense Mechanism in the Holocaust".
Tel-Aviv University.
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M.A - Thesis dealing with behavior modification in the classroom.
Tel-Aviv University.
B.A - Psychology and Criminology.
Bar-Ilan University.
Work:
Beit Berl College for teacher education.
Teaching: Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Pedagogy
Before that:
Education Counselor in junior high school for pupils with special
needs (behavioral and emotional disturbances).
Pre army training instructor in high schools.
Headmaster for twelve years of:
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Junior high school for pupils with special needs
(behavioral and emotional disturbances).
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Junior high school for regular pupils.
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High school for regular pupils.
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Inspector of Junior high schools.
Interest:
Holocaust research
Humor research
Writing and creating internet sites
Listening to classical music
Dancing Israeli folklore dances
Papers Presented at International Congresses:
2006
 The 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP 2006), Athens, Greece.
Second International Virtual Conference: Opening Gates in Teacher Education:
Meeting the Challenges in Education and Teaching. Tel-Aviv.
2005
The
14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem.
Science, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa, Israel.
2004
Memory and History: Cultural Representations of Displacement and Genocide,
Texas Tech University.
Teaching
the Holocaust to future Generations, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
2003
International
Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research
and Applications, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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