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I Was Hanging in the Air and Holding on Tight. It's Exhausting: An Autistic Perspective on Their Journey through the General School System
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Mati Zakai-Mashiach – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Enrollment of autistic children in general schools has increased significantly in the past decade. However, having access to school does not mean being included in school. Autistic individuals' perspectives regarding their general school experience are limited, with most research focusing on the middle-school stage. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Metaphors, Self and Reeducation
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Shoshana, Avihu – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
This study examines how graduates of a specific educational institution ("The Boarding School for the Gifted Disadvantaged" in Israel) integrate their school experiences into their life story. The in-depth interviews with the boarding school graduates demonstrate special use of the gift metaphor to describe their selfhood and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Boarding Schools, Gifted Disadvantaged, Graduates
"The Aspect of the Heart": English and Self-Identity in the Experience of Preservice Teachers
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Tashma Baum, Miri – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2014
Despite having almost no familial or social connection with English speakers and English-speaking countries, 19 interviewees, all preservice English teachers residing in the Israeli periphery, ascribe a central and surprisingly emotional role to English in their lives. The article presents the conclusions of a qualitative research project…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Cinderellas and Ugly Ducklings: Positive Turning Points in Students' Educational Careers--Exploratory Evidence and a Future Agenda
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Yair, Gad – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
Positive turning points touch upon the essence of education. They epitomize its power and reflect its core agenda: maximizing human capital. Paradoxically, previous studies have not looked into this important phenomenon. The current exploratory study fills this lacuna by building on extensive empirical research of key educational experiences to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Education, Human Capital, Change
Liberation and Revitalization: The Choice and Meaning of Higher Education among Israeli Female Students in Midlife
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Oplatka, Izhar; Tevel, Tova – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2006
From a life-stage perspective, the purpose of this study was to examine the motivation of female students in midlife to enroll in an undergraduate or graduate program and the meaning they attach to higher education (HE) in general. An additional purpose was to reveal these women's subjective perceptions of the benefits they gained from HE at this…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Females, Student Attitudes, Adults
Adolescent Perception of Family Climate and Adaptation to Residential Schooling.
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Shulman, Shmuel; Prechter, Eti – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1989
Changes in adolescents' perceptions of the family as they adapt to residential schooling were studied for 51 residential and 57 nonresidential tenth graders in a school in Israel. No differences in the perception of family climate were found between the groups, suggesting no change with the individual's act of leaving. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Boarding Schools, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
The Transition in Life Domain Salience and the Modification of Work Values between High School and Adult Employment.
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Krau, Edgar – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1989
Investigated transition in life activity saliences and work value preferences for period between junior high school and adult employment. Work Importance Study Salience Inventory and Values Scale were completed by 930 high school and university students and adults. Values profiles of cohorts at different points of vocational development appeared…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, College Students, Employee Attitudes