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Snir, Itay – Ethics and Education, 2016
This paper addresses the question "what is school?," and argues that the answer to this question has an essential political dimension. I focus on two very different attempts to characterize school--Ivan Illich's "Deschooling Society" and Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons's "In Defence of the School"--and demonstrate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Role of Education, Educational Philosophy
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Davidovitch, Nitza; Iram, Yaacov – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
The foundations of higher education in Israel were established in the 1920's with the opening of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1925, after numerous difficulties and opponents were overcome. Not only were the pioneers of higher education plagued by these difficulties, it appeared that they were an integral element in the history of every…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Global Approach, Privatization
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Bialik, Gadi – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2014
Scholarly writing in the field of education policy analysis often considers two conflicting governance agendas: the social-democratic "public" agenda and the relatively young "neoliberal" governance agenda. These agendas are frequently described as being part of a process of transformation from public or state to private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Charter Schools, Governance, School Administration
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Glicksman, Allen; Litwin, Howard – Gerontologist, 2011
The State of Israel provides significant opportunities to study social processes that can enhance our understanding of the aging experience. It has high life expectancy and rapid growth of its older population. With an older cohort that is composed largely of former immigrants and includes a minority Arab population, Israel provides much diversity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Legislation
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Goldring, Ellen . – Educational Policy, 1991
Israel has recently seen the growth of a movement demanding greater parental choice and more diversity in public schools. This article examines the state-supported TALI (or reinforcing Jewish studies) schools, focusing on a study analyzing the motives behind parental choice and the effects of choice on the social and cultural composition of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Motivation, Parent School Relationship