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About a million former Soviet Union (FSU) and 60,000 Ethiopian immigrants have arrived in Israel over the last three decades, most in the past 10 years or so. Their presence has not only altered dramatically the demographic landscape of Israel, but has created enormous and varied challenges for public agencies and institutions. This study investigated the perceptions of the absorption process of FSU and Ethiopian immigrant students enrolled in a physical education and sport College. The two cohorts were selected because they represent significant immigrant populations in Israel and together they comprise a large segment of immigrant students in the College. The students were asked if the study of physical education and sport facilitated their integration experiences in any unique sense. Three approaches to absorption were examined: (a) an assimilation approach, (b) an integration approach and (c) a multicultural or pluralist approach. Qualitative research methods were utilised. FSU and Ethiopianstudents i... |
