פרופ' חבר איריס בן דוד הדר
קורות חיים
איריס בן דוד-הדר היא פרופסור חבר למימון ומדיניות החינוך באוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ומהמייסדות והמובילות של מדיניות מימון החינוך כתחום מחקר בישראל. מחקריה בוחנים כיצד משאבים ציבוריים מגיעים לבתי הספר. הם בוחנים גם כיצד נוסחאות תקצוב מעצבות את השוויון בהזדמנויות ובהישגים החינוכיים. היא פיתחה את מודל הקו האמצעי (Middle Line Model), המשגה גלובלית חדשה בתחום מימון החינוך. המודל נשען על הגישה ההשוואתית לצדק של אמרטיה סן, ומראה כיצד למידה והקצאת משאבים לחינוך יכולות להוביל הן לתחרותיות לאומית והן ללכידות חברתית.
בין תפקידיה הבינלאומיים:
ייסדה את קבוצת העניין (SIG) לכלכלה ומימון החינוך באגודה למחקר השוואתי ובינלאומי בחינוך (CIES), ועומדת בראשה מאז 2016.
חברה בחבר הנאמנים של האקדמיה הלאומית למימון החינוך (NEFA).
שימשה סוקרת של דוח הניטור העולמי של אונסק"ו לחינוך (GEM Report, 2026).
יועצת לדוח השוויון של הבנק העולמי (2022).
בישראל, בין היתר, כיהנה בוועדות של משרד החינוך שבחנו את נוסחת התקצוב הארצית של בתי הספר. עבודתה תרמה לרפורמה שערך המשרד בנוסחת התקצוב.
פרסומים
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Edited Books
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (Ed.). (2018). Education finance, equality and equity. Cham: Springer.
Liu, J., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (Eds.). (2018). Belt & Road higher education research: Student mobility in the Belt and Road countries-2017. China: China Social Science Press. (ISBN 978-7-5203-2515-8)
Articles in Refereed Journals
Dadon-Golan∗, Z., BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Tsidkany∗, R. (2026). Symbolic incentives in elementary schools. Frontiers in Education, 11, Article 1892999. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2026.1892999
Krubiner∗, O., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2026). Choice and equity in education: The role of specialised schools. Educational Research, 68(1), 38-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2025.2593257
Malki-Levy∗, S., BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Altman, C. (2026). Additional language learning policy for immigrant students: A comparative research. Language Policy, 25(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-025-09755-5
Shilo∗, Y., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2026). Early childhood education policy and children rights: Examining the Israeli reform. Early Childhood Education Journal, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-026-02120-z
Betser-Nahum∗, Y. & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). The municipalities efficiency in Israel: The case of the provision of educational services. International Journal of Educational Development, 117, Article 103370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103370
Dadon-Golan∗, Z., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Bridging the digital divide: Exploring the problem-solving competences of Israeli higher education graduates in technologically rich environments using PIAAC data. European Journal of Education, 60(1), Article e12921. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12921
Even∗, U., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Teachers' perceptions of their school principal's leadership style and improvement in their students' performance in specialized schools for students with conduct disorders. Management in Education, 39(1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/08920206211054654
Gilead, T., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Educational equity and change: Exploring formula funding through a complex adaptive system perspective. Educational Philosophy and Theory. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2025.2494584?src=exp-la
Malki-Levy∗, S., Altman, C., Shnitzer-Meirovich, S., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Impact of bilingual intervention on Arabic-Hebrew speaking children: Investigation of the dynamics between SES and bilingualism. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 28(9), 1035-1055. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2025.2528967
Meoded∗, R., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Does fiscal decentralization in education funding affect equity? State and Local Government Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X251339424
Meoded∗, R., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Education policy in culturally diverse countries: The case of ultra-Orthodox schools in Israel. Research Papers in Education, 40(6), 895-914. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2025.2536105
Meoded∗, R., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Fiscal decentralization of education: A social network analysis of values underlying local decision-making processes. International Journal of Educational Development, 119, 103444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103444
Meoded∗, R., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025). Private funding in public education: which values underlie the decision-making process? Journal of Educational Administration and History. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2024.2446879
Dadon-Golan∗, Z., BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Tsidkany∗, R. (2024). Unraveling the building blocks of success: Exploring the nexus between school structure and effectiveness in Israeli primary schools. International Journal of Educational Management, 38(5), 1424-1443. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-12-2023-0602
Shilo∗, Y., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2024). Processes of change in early childhood policy and legislation in Israel. Early Child Development and Care, 194(5-6), 669-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2023.2256999
Dadon-Golan∗, Z., Ziderman, A., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2021). Does university attendance impact students' political tolerance and open-mindedness: the atypical case of Israel? Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 13(4), 1133-1153. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-02-2020-0040
Unger Madar, M∗., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2021). Does Home Schooling Improve Creative Thinking and Social Competencies among Children? Home Schooling in Israel. Journal of School Choice 16(1), 136-163.
Thapa, A., Panigrahi, J., and BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2020). Economics and Finance of Education: Review of Developments, Trends, and Challenges, International Perspectives on Education and Society, (39), 71-89.
Dadon-Golan, Z∗., BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Klein, J. (2019). Equity in education: the Israeli case, International Journal of Educational Management, 33(7), 1670-1685.
Dadon-Golan, Z∗., BenDavid-Hadar, I., and Klein, J. (2019). Revisiting educational (in)equity: Measuring educational Gini coefficients for Israeli high schools during the years 2001-2011, International Journal of Educational Development, 70, 102091.
Zahavi, M∗., BenDavid-Hadar, I., and Klein, J. (2019). Education and Competencies within Belt and Road Countries. International Journal of Educational Management, 33 (6), 1411-1430.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Funding education: Developing a method of allocation for improvement. International Journal of Educational Management, 32(1), 2-26.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., Case, S., & Smith, R. (2018). School funding formulae: Designed to create a learning society? Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 48(4), 553-570.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Duani, S∗. (2018). From equitable funding to equality of educational opportunity: The Israeli case. Journal of Education Finance, 43(4), 360-380.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & May-Yazdi, O∗. (2018). The Relationships among Income, Academic Education, and Financial Literacy: The Case of the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel. Education and Society, 36 (2), 49-76.
Gilead, T., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2017). Employing needs-based funding formulae - Some unavoidable tradeoffs. International Journal of Educational Management, 31(7), 1092-1102.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2016). Education for all: The Israeli Ultra-Orthodox schools. Educational Practice & Theory, 38(2), 23-39.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2016). School finance policy and social justice. International Journal of Educational Development, 46, 166-174.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2015). An analysis of personal financial literacy among educators. Journal of Financial Education, 41(3-4), 50-89.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2015). Conceptualizing a multifaceted approach to evaluate improvement in educational outcomes. Curriculum and Teaching, 30(1), 37-50.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2015). The economics of MOOCs and their interrelationship to competitiveness and cohesiveness: The case of Israel. Higher Education Review, 47(3), 75-92.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2014). Analyzing school finance policy: Beyond a quantitative approach. International Journal of Public Administration, 37(5), 271-280.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2014). Education, cognitive development, and poverty: Implications for school finance policy. Journal of Education Finance, 40(2), 131-155.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2014). State of the States: Education finance in Israel 2013. Educational Considerations, 41(2), 43-45.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2013). Education in times of fiscal constraints and globalization. International Journal of Educational Management, 27(7), 762-774.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2013). Entitlement to education: Fairness analysis. Education and Society, 31(3), 41-46.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2013). Is it really fair? A critical analysis of Israel's school finance policy. International Journal of Educational Administration, 5(1), 63-79.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Hadad, Y. (2013). Financial education for children: The Israeli case. Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 12(1), 48-57.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Hovav, H. (2013). The intergenerational reciprocal links between education and poverty: Implications for Israel's education finance policy. Studies in Educational Administration and Organization, 33, 75-96. (In Hebrew).
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2012). Educators' perceptions on performance pay: The economic factors. Educational Practice and Theory, 34(2), 23-44.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Ziderman, A. (2011). A new model for equitable and efficient resource allocation to schools: The Israeli case. Education Economics, 19(4), 341-362.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2009). Excellence and equality in Israeli schools' achievements: Policy implementation. Megamot, 46(3), 356-379. (In Hebrew).
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2009). School resource allocation in Israel: Is it designed to improve? Education and Society, 27(1), 77-109.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Paulino, A. (2009). Equity and efficiency as implemented in school finance policy. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2008). Inequality in education: Investigating the achievement gap in Israel. Education and Society, 26(3), 87-101.
Chapters in Books
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025a). Education finance and equity: An overview. In E. E. Gottlieb, R. Iyengar, & M. A. Witenstein (Eds.), Comparative and international education: An introduction. Bloomsbury Academic.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2025b). Equity in education finance policy. In A. W. Wiseman, E. Anderson, L. Damaschke-Deitrick, E. Galegher, N. Dzotsenidze, & M. Park (Eds.), Handbook on comparative education (pp. 135-150). Edward Elgar Publishing.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2024). Globalisation and education policy issues: The right to education. In J. Zajda (Ed.), Fourth international handbook of globalisation, education and policy research (pp. 373-389). Springer.
Shilo∗, Y., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2024). We shall walk around all day until we find a place: The political crisis reality in Israel and its effect on the educational frameworks for the ages of birth to three-year-old. In A. Peleg, K. Tal, N. Laor, & M. Caduri-Schlazak (Eds.), Opportunities and challenges in early childhood education in times of crisis. Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center. [in Hebrew].
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Access to higher education: A comparative view of Israel and China. In J. Liu, O. Babury, & S. Polgampala (Eds.), Belt & road higher education research: A comparative report-2016 (pp. 110-128). China: China Social Science Press. (ISBN 978-7-5203-2514-1).
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Conclusions and directions for future research. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 297-303). Cham: Springer.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Education finance, equality and equity - Introduction. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 1-15). Cham: Springer.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Future directions of student mobility in B&R countries. In J. Liu & I. BenDavid-Hadar (Eds.), Belt & road higher education research: Student mobility in the belt and road countries-2017 (pp. 217-221). China: China Social Science Press. (ISBN 978-7-5203-2515-8).
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Higher education for refugees: Some aspects of financial policy. In K. Arar, K. Haj-Yehia, D. Ross, & Y. Kondakci (Eds.), Migrants, refugees and global challenges in higher education. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Internationalization of higher education: Student mobility in Israel. In J. Liu & I. BenDavid-Hadar (Eds.), Belt & road higher education research: Student mobility in the belt and road countries- 2017. China: China Social Science Press. (ISBN 978-7-5203-2515-8).
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Introduction to student mobility in B&R countries. In J. Liu & I. BenDavid-Hadar (Eds.), Belt & road higher education research: Student mobility in the belt and road countries- 2017. China: China Social Science Press. (ISBN 978-7-5203-2515-8).
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). School finance policy and justice. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 19-37). Cham: Springer.
BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Hadad, Y.∗ (2018). Financial education and equality. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 281-295). Cham: Springer.
Dadon-Golan, Z.∗, BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Klein, J. (2018). Measuring (in) equality in education. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 219-242). Cham: Springer.
Koresh, M., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2018). Together or apart: Equality of educational opportunity in the light of the secular-Ultra-Orthodox cleavage in Israel. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 243-260). Cham: Springer.
Zahavi, M.∗, BenDavid-Hadar, I., & Klein, J. (2018). Choice and efficiency in education: New perspective on the Tiebout model. In I. BenDavid-Hadar (Ed.), Education finance, equality and equity (pp. 261-279). Cham: Springer.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2016). Human rights education: Refugees and asylum seekers' right to education. In J. Zajda & S. Ozdowski (Eds.), Globalisation, human rights education and reforms (pp. 221-237). Dordrecht: Springer.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2015). Entitlement to education: Fairness analysis. In J. Zajda (Ed.), Second international handbook on globalisation, education and policy research (pp. 421-440). New York, NY: Springer.
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2010). The academic achievement gap in Israel: Inequality in education. In J. Zajda (Ed.), Globalisation, ideology and education policy reforms (pp. 115-132). Dordrecht: Springer.
Policy Reports
BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2023). Resource Allocation Mechanism to Education and Funding Formula in Israel. A Policy White Paper, prepared for the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Education for the discussion of the National Committee for Examining the Resource Allocation Mechanism to Education and the Funding Formula [in Hebrew]. > https://meyda.education.gov.il/files/LishcatMadaan/MadadTipuach/review-bendavid-hadar.pdf
מחקר
מדיניות מימון החינוך: נוסחאות תקצוב, תקצוב בתי ספר והקצאת משאבים לבתי ספר
שוויון במימון החינוך ושוויון הזדמנויות בחינוך (מודל הקו האמצעי)
ביזור פיסקלי ומימון החינוך ברשויות המקומיות
כלכלת החינוך: הון אנושי, מיומנויות ותחרותיות לאומית (PIAAC, PISA, TALIS)
מינהל ומדיניות חינוך, כולל מדיניות לאוכלוסיות מגוונות ולמיעוטים
מדיניות שכר מורים ותגמול לפי ביצועים
ניתוח עלות-אפקטיביות בחינוך
חינוך פיננסי ואוריינות פיננסית
קורסים
תואר ראשון:
מבוא למיקרו-כלכלה
מבוא למאקרו-כלכלה.
תואר שני:
סמינריון בחינוך ובכלכלה על ביזור, אוטונומיה, ושוק למחצה- גפ"ן
מדיניות מימון בתי ספר: מבוא; מדיניות מימון בתי ספר: סוגיות מתקדמות
כלכלת החינוך: מיקרו; כלכלת החינוך: מאקרו;
הערכה ומדידה בבית הספר; סוגיות במימון בית הספר וניתוח תקציבי
כלכלת החינוך: היבטים אמפיריים.
תחומי התמחות
מדיניות מימון החינוך: נוסחאות תקצוב, תקצוב בתי ספר והקצאת משאבים לבתי ספר; שוויון במימון החינוך ושוויון הזדמנויות בחינוך (מודל הקו האמצעי); ביזור פיסקלי ומימון החינוך ברשויות המקומיות; כלכלת החינוך: הון אנושי, מיומנויות ותחרותיות לאומית (PIAAC, PISA, TALIS); מינהל ומדיניות חינוך, כולל מדיניות לאוכלוסיות מגוונות ולמיעוטים; מדיניות שכר מורים ותגמול לפי ביצועים; ניתוח עלות-אפקטיביות בחינוך; חינוך פיננסי ואוריינות פיננסית;
תאריך עדכון אחרון : 26/10/2026