ERIC Number: EJ1197698
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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What's Happening at the Flag Pole? Studying Camps as Institutions for Israel Education
Aharon, Nettie; Pomson, Alex
Journal of Jewish Education, v84 n4 p337-358 2018
Jewish overnight summer camp has been touted as an especially well-suited venue for Israel education. This article brings an institutional lens to test this proposition. Data come from the survey responses of 1,382 campers, CITs, and staff at 12 overnight and day camps. We find that Israel education does indeed occur almost anywhere at camp. At the same time, across a variety of camp settings, the outcomes produced by these features are variegated. Relative to other immersive experiences where young people encounter Israel, camp has much less additional impact on Israel engagement.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Jews, Judaism, Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning, Comparative Analysis, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Nationals, Employees, Specialists, Religious Education, Program Descriptions, Social Media, Political Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Semitic Languages
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel; Canada
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