This bulletin describes the interplay of demographic and sociopolitical processes in Israel since the state's founding in May 1948 and projects what it might be to 2015. Heavy Jewish immigration, especially during the "mass immigration" of 1948-51, has balanced the high natural increase of Moslems so that the proportion of Jews in…

Questions addressed include: the sources of the desire for higher education among kibbutz members; the response of the kibbutz movement to this push; the current and likely future consequences of ever larger numbers of kibbutz members with advanced education: and what lessons can be learned about equalitarian societies generally from the kibbutz…

A survey of over 300 10-year-olds belonging to the four major Israeli religious groups revealed differences in the degree to which children of different religions had internalized the Western scientific concept of death. It appears that the concept of death in childhood develops as a cognitive process influenced by environmental factors. (KH)

Describes the structure and development of religious schools in Israel--the yeshiva for boys, the ulpana for girls. Details the graduates' unique cultural identity, their career and family preferences, their attitudes to the military, and their emergence as a national elite. (RDN)

Describes the experiences of Ethiopian Jews, and the ways that their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their language and color, affect their reception by and adjustment within the Israeli social mainstream. Also discusses how the Israeli government and private organizations are working to educate other Israelis about the Ethiopians.…

Major background sociocultural factors in the revival of Hebrew as Israel's vernacular during the period 1890-1916 are examined. These include communicative, national-political, and religioeducational factors leading to an unprecedented community acceptance of an unfamiliar spoken language and its use by new generations of native speakers. (MSE)

This paper reports on a study conducted with children belonging to a rarely studied minority group, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel, an extremely religious group that endorses patterns of voluntary segregation. The research population also demonstrates linguistic segregation, as they use only Yiddish for daily communication with…

Child development in Israel takes place in a context of many unique influences. Influences which define the nature of family experience include religion, ethnic group membership, immigrant or non-immigrant status, and urban or rural living. All of these influences are situated within, and further influenced by, the continuous state of military…

Characterizes the separate educational systems of Arabs and Jews in Israel, with emphasis on social studies content of geography, history, and civics. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Discusses social and economic inequality of Israeli women, despite a political ethic which holds that the sexes are equal. Describes the current women's movement. Explores religious and historical phenomena, including the influx of oriental Jews and ongoing warfare, as factors in perpetuating traditional ideologies of masculinity and femininity.…

Examined effects of planned encounters between religious and secular Jewish children and parents at a school in Jerusalem, Israel, on perceptions of religiosity and secularism. Results suggest that each group was aware of its affiliation, could discern similarities and differences, and did not have stereotyped perceptions. Social encounters…

States that, in Israel, different group perspectives, cultural values, and codes of behavior make various forms of cultural and conceptual (if not physical) violence inevitable. Argues that postmodern education should enhance the differences between perspectives, and develop a new set of sensitivities to highlight the consequences of different…

Reviews Constructivism and the sources of its influence over Israeli educational discourse. Describes examples of Constructivist projects, several Constructivist schools, a summary of obstacles to implementation of such projects, and two basic flaws in the Constructivist view. Introduces a post-constructivist autonomy-oriented educational…

Describes the origins and transformation of the Israeli youth movements. Touches on their educational programs, political affiliations, and inculcation of leadership values. Discusses their role in meeting adolescents' psychological and social needs, providing ideological continuity, influencing collective conceptions, strengthening patriotism,…

Studied the positions of African and Asian Jews and ethnic Arabs in Israel. Found that (1) ascriptive status functions differently for different groups in the process of socioeconomic atttainment, and (2) the extent of segregation between the dominant and the subordinate groups influences the attainment of the latter. (GC)