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Gero, Aharon; Shekh-Abed, Aziz; Hazzan, Orit – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2021
Systems thinking and abstract thinking are important skills for engineers in general and hardware and software engineers in particular. Systems thinking emphasises the interdependence of system components and their synergy. Abstract thinking permits one to focus on the significant details of the current perspective, while temporarily neglecting…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Thinking Skills, Abstract Reasoning, High School Students
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Amer, Aml; Davidovitch, Nitza – International Education Studies, 2020
In this work, we elaborate on the changes and transformations in the Israeli education system (including higher education) from Israel's independence in 1948 to 2019. Specifically, the study places special emphasis on developments commencing in 1976 in response to the establishment of a separate administrative division for Druze and Circassian…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
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Addi-Raccah, Audrey; Ayalon, Hanna – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2008
Using multilevel models, the authors tested the hypothesis that high schools, through their curricular policies, operate as mechanisms that help members of privileged groups to take better advantage of postsecondary opportunities. The analysis was based on a 7-year follow-up study of 44,666 Israeli students who graduated from 385 high schools in…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Graduates, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies