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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
This paper reports that between 2008 and 2009, unemployment rates across OECD countries increased among people at all educational levels, but rose to especially troubling heights among people without an upper secondary education. In 2009, the average employment rate across OECD countries was much higher for individuals with a tertiary (i.e.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Climate, Global Approach, Educational Attainment
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Sofer, Michael; Applebaum, Levia – Journal of Rural Studies, 2006
This paper aims to describe and explain the changes which have taken place in the rural areas of Israel by focusing on a particular type of community--the "moshav," which is a planned smallholders' settlement, based on family farms and legally organized as a cooperative society. An analysis of the changes that have taken place in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Quality of Life, Rural Areas
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Giladi, Moshe; Reed, Horace – Community Development Journal, 1985
Explores how nonformal education contributes to the quality of life in Israel's Kibbutzim. The focus is on basic life functions that provide criteria for the successful development of individuals and communities. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Development, Daily Living Skills, Individual Development, Lifelong Learning
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Reiter, Shunit – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This paper describes institutional reforms implemented at Kfar Tikvah, an Israeli community for 126 moderately mentally retarded individuals. The process of changing to the organizational structure used in the kibbutz system is examined through descriptions of reforms in everyday life, social life, and work and economic independence. (JDD)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Employment, Foreign Countries