Evaluation and Research in Education
Editor: Professor Keith Morrison, Inter-University Institute of Macau
Associate Editor: Professor Stephen Gorard, University of York
Statistical Adviser: Professor Colin Baker, University of Wales Bangor
Reviews Editor: Dr. Emma Smith, University of York
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Volume: 13 Number: 2 Page: 76–91
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Prior Community Involvement and 'Israel Experience' Educational Tours
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Erik H. Cohen
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The Israel Experience is a short-term, informal educational programme which brings Jewish youth from other countries to Israel. The purpose of the programme is to instil in Diaspora youth stronger ties
with Israel and their Jewish identity. Almost all participants already have some connection with a Jewish community. The programme reinforces and strengthens, rather than radically changing, the attitudes
and opinions held by the participants toward Israel and Judaism. There is a positive correlation between this prior affiliation and satisfaction with the programme. Community activities and formal Jewish
schooling serve both as preparation for the educational tour and as a framework in which the experience can be understood and integrated.
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