Increasing access to higher education and employment, Ethiopian immigrants’ in Israel
| Autor: | Esther Kalnisky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
Higher education business.industry Multimethodology media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Professional development Teacher education Education Social integration Political science Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Demographic economics Access to Higher Education business Inclusion (education) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Intercultural Education. 24:476-488 |
| ISSN: | 1469-8439 1467-5986 |
| Popis: | In modern societies, where higher education serves as a significant vehicle of integration, the inclusion of immigrants within the realm of higher education is not a foregone conclusion. This is the result of cultural, economic, and social gaps. In some cases, the integration process is blocked prior to the stage of academic studies. This situation has resulted in the creation of a teacher education program for Ethiopian students in Israeli academic colleges of education for the purpose of bridging the gap between higher education and employment, and increasing the chances of the graduates’ admission into the field of teaching. The aim of the present study was to examine the success of the program, emphasizing the graduates’ integration into the teaching profession. It was conducted by means of Mixed Methods research. An examination of the data indicates that a substantial number of graduates were integrated into various educational settings. It also reveals the improving status of the graduates as well a... |
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