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Eisikovits, Rivka A. – Child and Youth Services, 1985
Analyzes trends in the social function of children's institutions of Israel (where 20% of youth are educated in residential settings) from the pre-statehood period to the present. Argues that the study of the way a society uses its institutions for children is a good measure of long-range national goals. (KH)
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries