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Peer reviewedEpstein, Alek D.; Kheimets, Nina G. – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2000
Presents the results of a study on the Mofet system (Israel), founded by immigrant teachers in 1991 as an effort to educate Russian immigrant children. Argues that although the success of the system is linked to the general education system's failure to meet immigrants' needs, it does not express Russian immigrant's desire for socio-cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment, Educational Research
Peer reviewedKheimets, Nina G.; Epstein, Alek D. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 2001
Reviews sociological analysis of the transformation of the link between language and identity among Soviet Jewish immigrants in Israel, focusing on their common desire for Russian language maintenance after their immigration to Israel. Argues that although the immigrants acquire fast, the former Jewish intelligensia's perception of the dominant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hebrew, Immigrants, Jews
