Yaniv Gat, Ph.D.

About

I am a lecturer and researcher in the Faculty of Education at Beit Berl College and a certified coach (CCIL). I also serve as an honorary researcher at the University of Kent (UK).

 Alongside my research, I teach in several academic programs, including the M.A. in Educational Management and Leadership, where I lead the practicum component, the Curriculum Planning and Assessment program, and Coaching Skills within the Excellence in Teaching program.

Research fields

• Simulation-based Learning

• Assessment and Feedback 

• Ethical dilemmas in educational systems 

• Mentoring and Coaching

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Practicum: Master's program in school leadership

• Practicum: Master's program in curriculum and evaluation

• Pedagogical coaching for cross-cultural pre-service teachers

• Seminar: Vision and Leadership in Organizations

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

• Gat, Y., Quinlan, K. M., & Pitt, E. Consequential Feedback as a Mechanism of Action in Educational Leadership Simulations. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Accepted for publication, forthcoming February 2026.

• Gat, Y., & Shapira-Lishchinsky, O. (2026). Beyond empathy: Facilitating ethical dilemma discussions through the integration of social-emotional competencies among teachers. Iyunim B'Hinuch: Studies in Education, 26. (Hebrew). https://journals.edu.haifa.ac.il/%d7%92%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9f-26/

• Gat, Y., & Shapira–Lishchinsky, O. (2024). Exploring teachers’ social-emotional competencies to navigate ethical dilemma discussions. Teacher Development, 1-20.             

https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2024.2413171 

• Gat, Y. (2013). Promoting educator's pedagogy in the 21st century. In: Aloni, N (Ed.). Interdisciplinary thought in humanistic education, (Vol. 8, pp. 115-117). UNESCO Chair in Humanistic Education, the Institute for Educational Thought, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology, and the Arts. (Hebrew). [Link to publication ]