Curriculum Vitae Personal Data

Emmanuel Grupper, Ph.D. Address: 21, Hamoshava Str. 3842920 – Hadera, Israel TEL (Home); ++972-4-6326782 FAX (Home); ++972-4-6330666 Cell: ++972-52-6426225 E-mail; [email protected]

Higher Education 2015- Appointed as Associated Professor at the Ono Academic College 1985 - 1992: Ph.D. at the Haifa University (School of Education). 1976 - 1983: M.A. in Educational Sciences at the Haifa University. 1966 - 1970: Tel Aviv University, B.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics. 1975 - 1977: completing the high school teaching diploma at the “Technion” (Israeli Technological Institute). 1970 - 1971: Pedagogical department of the Tel Aviv University for high school teaching diploma.

Languages

Fluent in: Hebrew, English and French. German: Partial knowledge.

Professional Activities

1968 - 1971: Residential educator and high school Teacher in the Hadassa-Neurim Youth Village, Israel. 1971 - 1974: Emissary of the World Zionist Organization as Youth leader and Director of Jewish Community Centers. One year in Strasbourg (France), and two years in Brussels (Belgium). 1974 - 1976: Back in Israel, Director of “Kfar Galim” Youth-Village (near Haifa). 1976 - 1989: Educational supervisor and in charge of the staff development Programs of "Youth Aliyah", the largest child and youth care agency in Israel at that time. 1989 -1996: Deputy Director General of “Youth-Aliyah” (in the Jewish Agency), and Director of its Education and Guidance Division. 1996 – 2011: Director of the Residential Education & Care Department in the Israeli Ministry of Education. Parallel to these positions, also teaching at Universities: 1988 - 1993 : University of Haifa, School of Education, lecturer 1993 - 2016 : Senior lecturer at Beit-Berl Academic College, School of Education, from 1998 to 2004 and also 2010-2012, head of the Child and Youth Care department for training professional youth workers for at-risk populations. 2012 – 2014 Dean, School of Education, Jerusalem Academic Center-The Lander Institute

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2014 - 2016 - Head School of Education & Social Studies, Ono Academic College, Israel 2016 – now Deputy Dean, Faculty of Humanities, head School of Education & Social studies in Haifa Campus, Ono Academic College, Israel

Public and other kind of international activities

President of “The Israeli Residential Education & Care Association”. President of FICE (International Federation of Children’s Communities), and Chairman of its editorial board. FICE is the international association focusing on out- of-home care. Board member of AIEJI (International Association of Social Educators) and chairman of its Ethics Committee. Member of its special committee for unaccompanied minors, Served as Vice-President during the years 2001 - 2005. Member of the Editorial Board of the Israeli scientific journal for social education- MIFGASH. Correspondent for Israel of the French Scientific Journal “Ampan”, and the Romanian Journal: "Protectia Sociala A Copilului" Review of articles for the scientific Journals: child and youth care Forum; International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies; Children and Youth Services Review.

Fellowships

 Had been awarded a fellowship grant from The Brookdale International Fellowship Program for a professional study visit of three month to the USA, in 1996. The fellowship was allowed for studying the United States education and welfare system with a special focus on rehabilitation programs for youth at risk.  Recieved a grant from the Peretz Naftali foundation for promoting dialogues between Israeli and German professionals. This led to the organization of joint meetings and seminars between German and Israeli social educators in 2007 and 2008 that were the basis for the publication of a book I edited in 2009.

Publications

Editing of scientific books

Grupper, E., Koch, J., Peters, F. (2009). Challenges for Child and Youth Care: A German-Israeli Dialogue, Frankfurt/Main: IGFH – Eingenverlag.

In advance stage of editing, a two volume book:

Grupper, E., Romi, S. (2014). Children and Adolescents at risk in Israel Vol. I: Overview of the Field and core issues. Tel Aviv: Mofet Institute Publishing house (Hebrew).

Grupper, E., Romi, S. (2015). Children and Adolescents at risk in Israel Vol. II: Adolescents' Voice and the World of Staff in the Child and youth care Field. Tel Aviv: Mofet Institute Publishing house (Hebrew).

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Capters in Scientific Books Grupper, E. (2007). Residential education and care in Israel; The Scope of educational and social programs and their dimensions (341-365). In: S. Romi and M. Schmida (Eds.). Non-Formal Education in a Changing Reality, Jerusalem: The Hebrew University Magness Press (Hebrew).

Grupper, E., Mero-Jaffe, I. (2008). "Preservation and Rehabilitation of Family Relationships in Residential Group Care", In: F. Peters (Ed.). Residential Child Care and its Alternatives: International Perspectives (121-137), Stoke on Trent, UK and Sterling, USA: Trentham books in partnership with FICE.

Grupper, E. (2009). Preface, in: E. Grupper, J. Koch and F. Peters (Eds.). Challenges for Child and Youth Care: A German – Israeli Dialogue (7-11). Frankfurt/Main: IGFH – Eingenverlag.

Grupper, E. (2009). Residential Care and Education in Israel, in: E. Grupper, J. Koch and F. Peters (Eds.). Challenges for Child and Youth Care: A German – Israeli Dialogue (100-109). Frankfurt/Main: IGFH – Eingenverlag.

Grupper, E. (2009). Multiculturism: a Myth or a Real Professional Challenge? in: E. Grupper, J. Koch and F. Peters (Eds.). Challenges for Child and Youth Care: A German – Israeli Dialogue (185-194). Frankfurt/Main: IGFH – Eingenverlag.

Grupper, E., Romi, S. (2011). Professional education for social educators. In: H. Aharoni (Ed.). Social Education in Israel (312-340). Rehovot: Advance – Publishing House (Hebrew).

Grupper, E. (2014). Economical factors and their influence on the professionalization of the social education field. In: E. Grupper, S. Romi (Eds.). Children and Adolescents at risk in Israel Vol. 1: Overview of the Field and Core Issues (90-111). Tel Aviv: Mofet Institute Publishing house (Hebrew).

Grupper, E., Salkovsky, M., Romi, S. (2014). General overview on children and adolescents in at-risk situations: development, definitions and ways for intervention. In: E. Grupper, S. Romi (Eds.). Children and Adolescents at risk in Israel Vol. 1: Overview of the Field and Core Issues (19-53). Tel Aviv: Mofet Institute Publishing house (Hebrew).

Publications in referee journals

Grupper, E. (2003). Economic Considerations Related to the Child and Youth Care Professionalization Process: The risks and the Challenges, Child and Youth Care Forum. Vol. 32 (No. 5), pp. 271-281.

Anglin, J.P, Grupper, E. (2002). Introduction: Meir Gottesmann – A Pioneer in Residential Education and Care. Child & Youth Care Forum, special issue: A Tribute to Meir Gottesmann, A Pioneer in Residential Education and Care. Vol. 31 (3), 137- 141.

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Grupper, E. (2005). Creating stimulating environments for young people in residential care: The Israeli youth village “Ecological” model, Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care . Vol. 4 (No. 2), pp. 10-23.

Grupper, E. (2005). La résistance à la haine et au désespoir : Le témoignage d’un éducateur social en Israel, Ampan, (No. 57), pp. 60-72.

Grupper, E. (2007). "The professional competences of social educators needed for the professional recognition – a conceptual framework", translation, editing and production of the Hebrew version, MIFGASH-Journal of Social-Educational Work, Vol. 15 (25), 115-134 (Hebrew).

Savicki, V., Romi, S., Grupper, E., & Caspi, R. (2007). Occupational burnout among child welfare workers: A work-setting comparison, International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, Volume 10, (No. 3-4), pp. 93-110.

Grupper, E., Mero-Jaffe, I. (2008). Residential Staff's Changing Attitudes toward Parents of Children in their Care: Rationale and Healing Effects on Children, Parents, and Staff, Child Youth Care Forum, 37, pp. 43-56.

Grupper, E. (2008). New Challenges for extra-familial care in Israel: Enhancing parental involvement in education, Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, Vol. 7 (2), 16-25.

Grupper, E. (2009). Who fears professional Ethics? The social educators themselves, or those who are opposing their professionalization. MIFGASH-Journal of Social- Educational Work, Vol. 17 (29), 41-59 (Hebrew).

Grupper, E. (2012). The education of immigrant youth in Israel: Applying an original model of residential education & care – The multicultural youth village. MIFGASH- Journal of Social-Educational Work, special issue Life on the Bridge: Connecting Education, Migration and Multiculturism, Guest editor: Prof. Rivka Eisikovits, Vol. 20 (35), 131-153 (Hebrew).

Grupper, E. (2012). The unresolved dilemma regarding the professional training needed for practicing the task of residential educators in educational, rehabilitative and treatment oriented residential settings. MIFGASH-Journal of Social-Educational Work, Vol. 20 (36), 133-145 (Hebrew).

Grupper, E. (2013). The Youth Village: A multicultural approach to residential education and care for immigrant youth in Israel, International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies (IJCFYFS). Vol 4, No 2 (2013), 224-244.

Research reports

Mero, I., Grupper, E. (2006). "Preserving and Rehabilitating Family Relationships During Extra-Familial Placement in Residential Care", Jerusalem: National Insurance Institute, Research and Planning Administration.

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Kashti, I., Grupper, E., Shlaski, S. (2008). "Residential Education in Israel: The next Decade", A report by the special committee for analysis, planning and development of residential education in Israel for the next decade. Tel Aviv: Ministry of Education, the Administration for Residential Education and Youth Aliyah.

Grupper, E. (2008). Residential Education in Israel: The Application of the Youth Aliyah Model on a Nationwide, Childrenwebmag, 100th edition, April 2008, http://www.childrenwebmag.com

Grupper, E. (2014). Position paper: The report "Residential Education in Israel: The next Decade"-six years later, Tel Aviv: The public forum for residential education (Hebrew).

Grupper, E. (2014). Tendencies in out-of-home care networks since the UN decleration on children's rights, Japanese Journal for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Vol. 17(No.2), January 2015.

Organization of scientific congresses and seminars

1997 – Member of the scientific committee of the AIEJI world Congress, Brescia, Italy

1999 – Chairman of the organization committee, AIEJI International seminar on youth in cross-cultural transition, Jerusalem, Israel

2001 – Member of the scientific committee, AIEJI World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

2007 – Chairman of the organizing committee, German-Israeli seminar about education and care of youth at risk, Tel Aviv, Israel

2008 – Member of the organizing committee of an international congress on Cultural heritage of Ethiopian Jewry, University of Bar Ilan, Israel

2009 – Member of the scientific committee, AIEJI World Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2011 – Chairman of the organizing committee, ELEM's annual congress on integration of second generation among immigrant youth, Beit Berl Academic College, Israel. 2012 – Chairman of the organizing committee of an international seminar under the auspices of FICE-International. The topic, "care leavers and the transition from residential care to independent leaving", Beit Berl Academic College, Israel 2019 – Chairman of the organizing committee of the world congress of residential care under the auspices of the International Federation of Educative Communities (FICE), held in Ono Academic College Campus, Tel Aviv, Israel

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