Reuven Feuerstein

Background

Feuerstein, Reuven was born on August 21, 1921 in Botoson, Romania. Son of Aharon and Batia (Bessler) Feuerstein. arrived in Israel, 1944.

Education

Postgraduate, Teachers Seminary, Jerusalem, 1944-1945; postgraduate, U. Geneva, 1950-1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Development Psychology, Sorbonne, Paris, 1970.

Career

Co-director, teacher, School for Disadvantaged, Disturbed Children, Bucharest, 1942-1944; special teacher, counselor, Youth Aliyah, Israel, 1945-1948; director, Youth Aliyah Psychological Superior vena cava syndrome in Europe, France and Morocco, 1951-1954; director, Youth Aliyah Child Guidance Clinic, Jerusalem, 1955-1983; founder, director, Hadassah-WIZO-Canada Research Institute, Jerusalem, since 1964; professor, Bar Ilan U. School Education, Ramat Gan, Israel, since 1971; founder, director, International Center for Enhancement of Learning Potential, Jerusalem, since 1993. Visiting professor Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1980-1981. Adjunct Professor psychology Vanderbilt University, Peabody Teachers College, Nashville, Tennessee, since 1978.

Organizing committee Fourth International Downs Syndrome Convention, Jerusalem, 1988-1989. Advising committee Conference on Integration in Preschs., Schools & Leisure Activities, Sweden, 1988-1990. Scientific board member Association pour le Development cognitif applique, France, since 1988.

Educational consultant Special Education Needs Abstracts, since 1988. Advisor Autism Research Review, since 1988.

Achievements

• Reuven Feuerstein has been listed as a noteworthy Psychology educator, educational director by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Instrumental Enrichment: An Intervention Program for Cognitive Modifiability

    (Book by Feuerstein, Reuven)

  • The Dynamic Assessment of Retarded Performers: The Learning Potential, Assessment Device, Theory, Instruments and Techniques

    (Book by Feuerstein, Reuven)

  • Instrumental Enrichment: An Intervention Program for Cognitive Modifiability
  • Instrumental Enrichment: An Intervention Program for Cognitive Modifiability by Reuven Feuerstein (1980-01-24)

Membership

Member LAHAV - Association for the Prisoner in Israel, since 1986.

Connections

Married Berta Guggenheim. Children: Rafi, Noa Schwartz, Aharon, Dan.

Father:

Aharon Feuerstein

Mother:

Batia (Bessler) Feuerstein

Spouse:

Berta Guggenheim

child:

Dan Feuerstein

child:

Aharon Feuerstein

child:

Rafi Feuerstein

child:

Noa Schwartz Feuerstein