The aim of this paper is to search for possibilities to change the terms and content of conversations on colonial/decolonial human rights education. The content of conversations consists of what we know about human rights. The terms of conversations are the principles, assumptions, and rules of knowing in human rights education. The terms and…

International student mobility (ISM), particularly degree-mobility, has been primarily portrayed as the rational pursuit of economic advantage in an increasingly competitive and stratified global hierarchy of nations, academic institutions and qualifications. This focus on what has been portrayed as the pursuit of 'cosmopolitan capital', has led…

Internationalization became a mainstreamed goal of almost every higher education institution, and institutions are expected to proactively implement this process. Although as an academic discipline, education is considered to be one of the most context-related and locally oriented ones, it had not avoided pressures to internationalize. Within the…

The current study identified factors contributing to the long-term perception of meaningful civic engagement in a sample of Israelis involved in extra-curricular civic-engagement programs as students. Using a qualitative research method supported by quantitative analyses, we found that five to 10 years after completing higher education, most…

The attached descriptions of higher education systems in the Tempus partner countries provide a tool for those who are either planning or already carrying out projects within Tempus. This document forms part of a series of four publications which have been produced for each of the regions covered by Tempus. The descriptions have been drafted by…

A SEPARATE MAJOR COURSE OF STUDIES WITHIN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1966 AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHOSE MAIN INTEREST LIES IN GENERAL LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES. THE STUDENTS' QUALIFICATIONS AND THE REQUIRED COURSES ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY. (BN)

Describes a workshop for nine South American students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The two-day session focussed on exploring coping behaviors that could help students adjust to transitions. (JAC)

Discusses the rationale for and development of an industrial chemistry program in chemistry at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Includes an outline of the recommended 2-year curriculum and list of courses in this industrial chemistry option leading to a master of science degree. (Author/JN)

Efforts to provide nontraditional students with access to traditional higher education in Israel and New York City through the Israeli Mechina program and the City University of New York's SEEK program are described. The program structures, philosophies, and curricula are compared. (MLW)

Presents the theoretical background of educational improvement and changes for implementing school-university partnerships in the framework of Oranim, Israel's largest teacher training college. Offers three models of co-operation between the teacher education program at Oranim and the educational field giving a description of the unique…

This publication is an Israel National Report prepared for the United Nations Conference on Environmental Education. It presents the following information: (1) The Environment in Israel; (2) Environmental Education (Formal and Non-Formal); and (3) Public Involvement (Government and Public Organizations, Special Events). There are two appendices,…

The article examines the processes and challenges involved in conducting participatory research and evaluation in schools, by looking at a case study of a collaborative evaluation research that was conducted in a secondary school in Israel by two researchers and three teachers. It describes the experiences of the research team while conducting the…

This newsletter discusses the evaluation of environmental education (EE) in schools, highlighting an introductory chapter of a proposed Unesco-United Nations environmental program guide on evaluating such programs. The benefits of evaluating an EE program (including program improvement, growth in student learning, better environment, and program…

Three Israeli universities have developed highly successful programs for retirees. Unanticipated results include retired student interest in opening another such program, student organization for extracurricular activities, and the emergence of new forms of retired person volunteerism. (MSE)

In the first 24 months of the project, KP-Lab members were highly dedicated to dissemination and were engaged in various dissemination activities that contributed to the prime objective of the KP-Lab dissemination efforts which is "to make the project widely known to a variety of prospective users and, at a later stage, to promote the…