Examined adjustment to retirement among 310 former industrial and service workers. Respondents had come to terms with retirement and enjoyed their more relaxed lifestyle. Dominant variables in the path model were retirees' satisfaction with specific aspects of retirement: giving up work, activities with family and friends, rest, and free time. (BH)

Examines whether findings on teacher role conflict may be generalized to instructors in (Israeli) military academies and training facilities. Aims to identify additional antecedents of instructor role conflict that may have especially powerful effects in total educational organizations (TEOs). Although work design characteristics may influence the…

The home-leaving transition of male adolescents in Israel, where most 18-year-olds leave home to perform a 3-year mandatory military service, was examined. Transfer of attachment functions from parents to peers across the transition and adjustment to the basic-training period were investigated. Adolescents ( N = 143) filled out questionnaires 3…

We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

Following the rationale that learning is an active process of knowledge construction as well as enculturation into a community of experts, we developed a novel web-based learning environment in bioinformatics for high-school biology majors in Israel. The learning environment enables the learners to actively participate in a guided inquiry process…

The main research question that underpinned this study was whether there is a link between staff perceptions of school climate and staff attitudes towards the inclusion of students with recognized learning disabilities. This investigation was conducted with reference to the notion of "changing" or "moving" cultures. The study…

The study examined the effects of gender and ethnicity on mathematics achievement on a national test and on dispositions (attitudes, perceived parental expectations, effort, and help) towards the study of mathematics of a representative sample of Jewish and Arab eighth graders in Israel. The results indicated a large ethnic gap in achievement in…

This report examines the results of an international study of higher education systems, based on surveys of approximately 1,000 faculty in each of the following nations: United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Israel, and Australia. Findings are organized around seven…

The main objectives of this study were: to examine the problems faced by immigrant students (N=294) from the former Soviet Union studying for the practical engineering diploma; to examine their attitudes towards various aspects of training in the college, and to make recommendations that facilitate the absorption process of the immigrant students.…

The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is evaluated in this research report with respect to the effects of home environment. The main data of an original HIPPY study consisted of the children's performance in various tests of mental ability. In the present study, the same sample is used, but the focus of research is on the…

This publication summarizes the proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Education which convened in Jerusalem, Israel, from August 18-21, 1975. Sponsored by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Environmental Protection Service of Israel, this conference may be viewed as complementary to the previous two conferences on…

Studies staff members' perceptions and performances of their roles in an Israeli residential school which adopts a liberal ideology. Exploration of this central aspect of institutional organization contributes to our understanding of how liberal ideologies operate within total life situations. (Author/LHW)

This paper focuses on three goals for improving the environmental knowledge and attitudes of elementary and junior high students: (1) analyzing the short-term influence of the "Year of the Environment" on school activities concerning the environment; (2) analyzing the contribution of the "Year of the Environment" to the…

Examines the comparative prevalence of grief reactions, behavioral symptoms, and pathological bereavement in 25 kibbutz and 21 non-kibbutz children between 3 1/2 and 11 1/2 years of age. Findings indicated that, for a large proportion of the children, loss of the father becomes a traumatic situation influencing functioning and causing behavioral…

Reports findings of national survey on school violence in Israel. Revealed high rates of violence in all areas and among all age groups, but relatively higher rates of low-level violent behaviors and lower rates of more severe violent events. Reports on age-related, gender, and cultural differences; discusses social workers' roles in shaping…