Differences between Students of Jewish and Arab Origin in Reasons for Deciding to Study

Autor/inn/en	Guterman, Oz; Gill, Efrat
Titel	Differences between Students of Jewish and Arab Origin in Reasons for Deciding to Study
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 55 (2023) 1, S.119-137 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Guterman, Oz)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/00131245211027366
Schlagwörter	Jews; Arabs; Student Attitudes; Decision Making; Undergraduate Students; College Attendance; Foreign Countries; Cultural Differences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Marital Status; Social Influences; Employment Qualifications; Environmental Influences; Student Interests; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Arab; Araber; Schülerverhalten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familienstand; Sozialer Einfluss; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Studieninteresse
Abstract	Academic studies play a central role in determining socioeconomic status in Western society. Nevertheless, most research had focused on factors of academic achievement and paid less attention to factors of actual registration for academic studies. Reasons for choosing to enrol in academic studies are particularly important for understanding majority and minority group differences in rates of registration for such studies and helping promote ethnic groups. The present research, conducted with undergraduate students in Israel, examined differences between students of Jewish and Arab origin in terms of their reasons for undertaking studies. First, qualitative interviews were held with 50 students from the two groups about their reasons for choosing to study. Based on thematic analysis of the interviews, a quantitative questionnaire was developed. It was administered to 367 students from the two groups. The data indicate several differences between the groups, but also reveal opposite directions of correlations in the two groups, corresponding with different family situations. Some possible explanations are suggested for the associations of the groups, family status, and reasons for studying, and the theoretical and methodological implications of these associations are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01