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School dropout from religious frameworks: The case of the Israeli State Religious Education system

Subject: School and Curriculum

Researcher: Sever Rita, Dr ; Vonkauffman Rachel, Mrs

Funding: The Ministry of Education

The phenomenon of dropping out - both overt and tacit - carries short and long-term implications for the lives of youths. The special challenge for Israeli religious state education (IRSE) frameworks in dealing with this phenomenon is due, among other things, to the unique character of the system: a high percentage of students learning in boarding schools; the significance of the educational institutions' religious identity; the student's families' involvement and their expectations from the students. The Ministry of Education wishes to deal with this phenomenon in its IRSE system and to improve the integration and the functioning of overt and tacit dropouts alike.

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The Golden Triangle Aimed at Enhancing Literacy among Arabic Speaking Students in the Junior High School – the Implementation of a Learning/Teaching Model to Foster Knowledge of Academic Vocabulary in the Mother Tongue

Subject: Language

Researcher: Makhoul Baha, Dr ; Olshtain Elite, Prof

Funding: Ministry of Education

Arabic speaking youngsters in grades 7 and 8, find it difficult to fully understand the expository texts which they need to read in the various subject matter areas. These difficulties derive from a number of factors: the text-structures are unfamiliar to the students, the density of information is high and the students haven’t mastered the academic vocabulary which is abundant in these texts. (Fang, Schleppergell & Cox, 2006).

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Vocational Training in Israel

Subject: Vocational Training

Researcher: Yair Gad, Prof

Funding: European Union and the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor

This study seeks to discover the reasons for vocational schools’ success in attracting students (dropouts and non-dropouts) and ensuring social inclusion in the extremely competitive Israeli educational system.

It will focus on three vocational schools in Israel: (1) the Yuval School (Jerusalem), which focuses on communications technology and serves youth who have dropped out from other schools; (2) the Mofet School (Acre), which emphasizes the importance of its students’ entrepreneurial capabilities; and (3) the Joseph Harmatz ORT College, Givat Ram (Jerusalem), an elitist professional school with students on a high academic level, whom it steers towards the hi-tech sector.

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Femicide Across Europe - COST ACTION IS 1206

Subject: Gender

Researcher: Weil Shalva, Dr

Funding: European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)

Femicide is a leading cause of premature death for women globally, distinct from homicide and other forms of gender violence. Femicide research is abundant in the United States. In Europe, agencies have funded initiatives on gender and violence but not specifically on femicide. Research is in its infancy and uncoordinated. It requires an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on victim and perpetrator, upon cultural (e.g.“honour killings”) and psychological causes, and on societal issues.

Dr. Weil will establish the first pan-European coalition on femicide with researchers who are already studying the phenomenon nationally, in order to advance research clarity, agree on definitions, improve the efficacy of policies for femicide prevention, and publish guidelines for the use of national policy-makers.

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Research Surveys and Program Evaluation Unit

Subject: Cross-Cultural Research

Researcher: Yair Gad, Prof

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The Institute has created a unit offering universities and other institutions and organizations research survey and program evaluation services, including survey design, data collection, data analysis, report writing, and presentations.

Surveys and forms are available in a various formats, including online computer surveys, tablet surveys, smart phone surveys, and traditional paper surveys. Services also include conducting qualitative interviews, taking field notes, simultaneous translation, polls, audio and video, randomized experiments, and a variety of qualitative feedback. Data is stored on the Institute’s secure server, which enables email distributions, social media distribution, telephone distribution, and automatic reminders.

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