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Guterman, Oz; Neuman, Ari – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
Research has indicated significant disparities in the academic achievement of minority and majority groups in most Western countries. In light of the role of academic achievement as the main component of social mobility, it is important to understand the source of these differences between the majority and minority groups. The present research…
Descriptors: Differences, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Goal Orientation
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Haim Shaked; Chen Schechter – Journal of Educational Administration, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how effective school principals use systems thinking, aiming to present the systems school leadership (SSL) approach -- an approach where principals lead schools through the systems thinking concept and procedures. Design/methodology/approach: Participants were 28 Israeli school principals, selected…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Thinking Skills, Administrator Effectiveness, Principals
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Tannenbaum, Michal; Tahar, Limor – Learning and Instruction, 2008
One hundred and forty-three Jewish and Arab 6th grade children in Israel participated in this study, which explored several attitude dimensions and willingness to communicate (WTC) in the language of the other. Analysis of variance indicated differences between groups, with Arab children having in general more positive attitudes and higher WTC in…
Descriptors: Jews, Arabs, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Semyonov, Moshe – American Sociological Review, 1988
Examination of the effect of local labor market segregation on socioeconomic inequality between Jews and Arabs in Israel reveals that the rules by which minority members raise their socioeconomic status and the magnitude of disadvantages that superordinate groups force on minority groups vary considerably across bi-ethnic and mono-ethnic labor…
Descriptors: Arabs, Differences, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Bias