Academic Choices and Motivation: Diverse Groups in Israel

Autor/inn/en	Arar, Khalid; Abramovitz, Ruth; Bar-Yishay, Hanna; Notzer, Neta
Titel	Academic Choices and Motivation: Diverse Groups in Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41 (2017) 5, S.642-656 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
DOI	10.1080/0309877X.2016.1159291
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Educational Objectives; College Choice; Questionnaires; Student Motivation; Jews; Arabs; Racial Differences; Access to Education; Private Colleges; Selection Criteria; Academic Aspiration; Demography; Student Characteristics; Performance Factors; Graduate Students; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienortwahl; Fragebogen; Schulische Motivation; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Arab; Araber; Rassenunterschied; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Privathochschule; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Demografie; Leistungsindikator; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Israel is a multi-cultural society with a Jewish majority and a large Arab minority. This study aims to examine whether Israeli Arab and Jewish students have different motivations and consider different factors when choosing a college for postgraduate studies. A case study, during the academic year 2010-11 administered questionnaires to 290 Jewish and Arab postgraduate students in a private academic college in order to investigate students' motivations for postgraduate studies and choice of college. Findings indicated that the strongest motivation expressed by all the students is a desire for self-fulfilment. Motivation for social mobility and to help to empower their society is more important for Arab students. Convenience considerations (proximity to home, flexible entrance standards and employment prospects while studying) determined college choice for Jews and Arabs more than college reputation and teaching quality. Yet Arab students attach more importance than Jewish students to the college's quality. It is concluded that postgraduate programmes should be more sensitive to diverse students' needs. (As Provided).
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