Israel's academic arena : the colleges and university extensions revolution / Pinhas Haliwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haliwa, Pinhas, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Israel.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Israel.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

526 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Peter Lang, 2021.

Summary:

The expansion of Israel's academic system through Regional Colleges led to increased accessibility to higher education among new populations. Assuming that reducing social gaps in this way may lead to increased social mobility, the book discusses whether the system's expansion had in fact contributed to reduced social gaps in Israeli society.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Global Development of Higher Education: Causes and Implications

The Evolution of Higher Education: Social Aspects

Functional-Systemic Explanations

Marxist Conflictual Explanations

Weberian Conflictual Explanations

The Expansion of Higher Education: Institutional Aspects

The Global Dimension

The National Dimension

The Institutional Dimension

ch. 1 The Development of Higher Education in Israel: Causes and Implications

Historical Background

Structure of Israels Research Institutes

Reasons for the Growing Demand for Higher Education

The Binary System in Israel

The Evolution of Higher Education in Israel: Social and Institutional Aspects

The Social Aspect

Accessibility as a Key for the Establishment of a New Mizrachi Middle Class in Israel

The Institutional Aspect

The Expansion of Higher Education and its Impact on the Structure of Israels Academic System

Inequality in Access to Higher Education among Young Adults from Established Areas and Those from Less Established Ones

Stratification at the Top Echelon

Israeli Universities in World Universities Rankings

The Test of Compensation in the Labor Market

The Establishment of Extensions and Their Integration in the Council for Higher Education's System of Public Colleges

Conclusions

ch. 2 Bar Ilan University: Establishment and Formative Years

The Struggle of the Religious Camp for Education and the Establishment of Bar Ilan University

The Establishment of Bar Ilan University: In Practice

College or University: Adjusting the Structure of the Institution to its Tasks

The College Model: Chronicles of Higher Education in the USA

Attributes of Catholic Academic Institutions in the USA According to James (2013) and Klein (2004)

Attributes of the Protestant Academic Institution in the United States, According to Tippens and Schweitzer

Analysis of the Common Attributes Identified by Klein (2004) and Their Application to the Case of Bar Ilan University

The Struggle for Recognition of the Academic Field

The Transition from Subversive Strategy Aiming to Achieve Paradigmatic Change, to Subversive Strategy Based on Accepted Academic Rules

The Process of Formation of the Academic Religious Model: An Overview of Comparative Analysis

ch. 3 Establishing the University's Religious and Social Mission

The Institutions Mission as Expressed in its Regulations

Establishing the Institutions Mission as expressed in its Management's Policies

ch. 4 The Multi-Campus University Model and the Establishment of the First Extensions

Objectives

The Multi-Campus University Structure and its Adjustment to Social Objectives

First Steps Towards Implementation of the Multi-Campus University Program

The First Steps in the South of Israel in 1965 and Outlining the Stages of Operation

Launching of Extra-University Activities at Ashkelon, Based on Dr. Bar Han's Instructions

Appointment of a Manager of the Extensions

Upgrading Available Options at Ashkelon

Steps Taken up North: 1965-1968

Jordan Valley Regional Council's Initiative

Initial Steps at the Jordan Valley

Upgrading the Status of the Jordan Valley Institution to an Extension

Onset of Academic Activities at Zefat

Upgrading the Status of the Zefat Institution to an Extension

The Uniqueness of Each Extension in the Eyes of its Founders

A Local Perspective

ch. 5 The Council for Higher Education's Struggle against the Multi-Campus University Model

The Jortner Committee Recommendations

Amendment Number 3 to the CHE Law and the Struggle over the Legal Status of the Extensions

The Struggle for More Extensions

ch. 6 Establishing the Official Status of the Extensions

Drafting Contractual Agreements

The Agreement with the Jordan Valley Compared to the Relationships with the Ashkelon and Zefat Extensions

The Agreement with the Jordan Valley

The Agreements with the Municipalities of Zefat and Ashkelon

Denning the Scope and Contents of Academic Activities at the Extensions

Solidifying Academic Activities at the Older Extensions

ch. 7 Difficulties in the Extensions' Operation and the Struggle for Their Continued Existence

ch. 8 Ideological Renewal: Extensions as a Social Model

The Social Lobby for the Extensions

The University and the Local Authorities: First Signs of a Center-Periphery Struggle

ch. 9 The Extensions as Regional Colleges and an Enhanced Accessibility to Higher Education in the 1990s

Regional Colleges: From Post-Secondary Schools to Regional Colleges

The Extensions as a Source of Inspiration for Academic Activity at the Regional Colleges

Extensions and Local Colleges: Similarities and Differences in Their Relationships with the Universities

Academic Programs at Regional Colleges: Admission Policy

ch. 10 The CHE's Initial Responses to Initiatives by Universities and Colleges

The Lifson Committee

Establishment of The Colleges Administration at the CHE

The Struggle over the Type of Degree to be Granted at Colleges

The Extensions as a Recommended Model

Opening the Gates of Higher Education through Professional Colleges

Poliakov Committee

The Establishment of the CHE Colleges Committee

Overview of the CHE/PBC's Position

ch. 11 Bar Han's Extensions and Their Positioning within the CHE's Plans

Expanding the Extensions Project: Extensions as Regional Colleges

Bar Ilan University's Academic Auspices to the College of Judea and Samaria (CJS)

Extensions or Auspices: The Transition in the Status of Extensions in the Beginning of the 1990s

The Struggle for a National Budget for the Extensions

Rules Governing the Ministry of Education's Support of Regional Colleges

Increasing the Extensions' Academic Scope and Responsibility

The Report of the Committee for Evaluation of General B. A Studies (BGS) at the Extensions

Organizational Structure of the Regional College

Extensions as Regional Colleges and Their Positioning within Bar Ilan University's Academic Structure

The Organizational Structure of the Colleges within the University

Contractual Agreements between the University and Zefat and Ashkelon Colleges

The Position of the CHE and the Ministry of Education

Regulating the Relationship between Universities and the Colleges under Their Auspices

How the Introduction of Full Programs Influenced the Colleges in the Beginning of the 1990s

ch. 12 The Extensions as Academic Colleges and an Increased Accessibility to Higher Education

Preliminary Conceptualizations towards the Academization of Regional Colleges

ch. 13 The Program for Expanding the Academic System in the 1990s: In Practice

The First Stage, 1991-1996: Planning and Implementation

The Academization Process and Selection of Colleges

Criteria for Academic Independence

ch. 14 The Struggle for Academization at Bar Han's Colleges

The Alternative Academization of Bar Ilan's Colleges in the 1990s

The Second Stage in the CHE's Plan to Expand the Academic System, 1996-2000: Planning and Implementation

The Inclusion of the Western Galilee College under Bar Ilan University's Auspices

The Rise in the Number of Students at the Colleges in 1991-2000

Extent of Studies Based on the F.T.E. (Full Time Equivalent) Index

Increase in the Scope of Studies at the Colleges

The CHE/PBC's Response to the Alternative Academization of Bar Ilan's Colleges

The Shapira Committee and its Recommendations

The CHE's Policy in Light of the Shapira Committee's Recommendations: A Renewed Examination of Bar Ilan Colleges

ch. 15 The Transition of Regional Colleges to PBC Funding

The De facto Absorption of the Regional Colleges under the PBC

The Position of Bar Ilan University's Management

The Academic Responsibility Model: The End of the Road

The Alternative Model

Regional Colleges as Independent Colleges

The Decision

ch.

16 The Social Dimension in the Reasoning of the CHE/PBC and the Colleges

The Colleges: A Means for Realizing Social Objectives

ch. 17 Colleges as Means for Realizing Social Objectives: Updated Situation Report 2019

The Positioning and Stability of Public Colleges in the Past Two Decades

Number of Undergraduate and Graduate College Students

Number of College Graduates Following the First Two Decades of Their Operation

The Colleges' Part in Absorbing Special and Peripheral Populations

The Ashkelon Academic College: Case Study of an Extension with a Social-National Mission

ch. 18 Higher Education in Israel in 2019: Social Gaps

Vertical Inequality

Dropout Rates by Students' Place of Residence

Qualitative Gaps in Horizontal Inequality

Gaps in the Number of Research Students

Gaps in the Study of Leading Professions: On the National Level

Quality Gaps in the Study of Leading Professions between Established and Less Established Areas.

Notes:

Translated from the Hebrew.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9783631837078

3631837070

9783631854969

363185496X

OCLC:

1266255120

Publisher Number:

99989028024