Israel's Academic Arena : : The Colleges and University Extensions Revolution.

• Author: Haliwa, Pinhas.
• Place / Publishing House: Frankfurt a.M. : : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (528 pages)

The expansion of Israel's academic system through Regional Colleges led to increased accessibility to higher education among new populations. Assuming that reducing social gaps in this way may lead to increased social mobility, the book discusses whether the system's expansion had in fact contributed to reduced social gaps in Israeli society.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Copyright Information -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- The Global Development of Higher Education: Causes and Implications -- The Evolution of Higher Education: Social Aspects -- Functional-Systemic Explanations -- Marxist Conflictual Explanations -- Weberian Conflictual Explanations -- The Expansion of Higher Education: Institutional Aspects -- The Global Dimension -- The National Dimension -- The Institutional Dimension -- 1 The Development of Higher Education in Israel: Causes and Implications -- Historical Background -- Structure of Israel's Research Institutes -- Reasons for the Growing Demand for Higher Education -- The Binary System in Israel -- The Evolution of Higher Education in Israel: Social and Institutional Aspects -- The Social Aspect -- Accessibility as a Key for the Establishment of a New Mizrachi18 Middle Class in Israel -- The Institutional Aspect -- The Expansion of Higher Education and its Impact on the Structure of Israel's Academic System -- Inequality in Access to Higher Education among Young Adults from Established Areas and Those from Less Established Ones -- Stratification at the Top Echelon -- Israeli Universities in World Universities Rankings -- The Test of Compensation in the Labor Market -- The Establishment of Extensions and Their Integration in the Council for Higher Education's System of Public Colleges -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2 Bar Ilan University: Establishment and Formative Years -- Historical Background -- The Struggle of the Religious Camp for Education and the Establishment of Bar Ilan University -- The Establishment of Bar Ilan University: In Practice -- College or University: Adjusting the Structure of the Institution to Its Tasks -- The College Model: Chronicles of Higher Education in the USA.

Attributes of Catholic Academic Institutions in the USA According to James (2013) and Klein (2004) -- Attributes of the Protestant Academic Institution in the United States, According to Tippens and Schweitzer -- Analysis of the Common Attributes Identified by Klein (2004) and Their Application to the Case of Bar Ilan University -- The Struggle for Recognition of the Academic Field -- The Transition from Subversive Strategy Aiming to Achieve Paradigmatic Change, to Subversive Strategy Based on Accepted Academic Rules -- The Process of Formation of the Academic Religious Model: An Overview of Comparative Analysis -- Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Establishing the University's Religious and Social Mission -- The Institution's Mission as Expressed in its Regulations -- Establishing the Institution's Mission as Expressed in its Management's Policies -- Chapter 4 The Multi-Campus University Model and the Establishment of the First Extensions -- Objectives -- The Multi-Campus University Structure and its Adjustment to Social Objectives -- First Steps Towards Implementation of the Multi-Campus University Program -- The First Steps in the South of Israel in 1965 and Outlining the Stages of Operation -- Launching of Extra-University Activities at Ashkelon, Based on Dr. Bar Ilan's Instructions -- Appointment of a Manager for the Extensions -- Upgrading Available Options at Ashkelon -- Steps Taken up North: 1965-1968 -- Jordan Valley Regional Council's Initiative -- Initial Steps at the Jordan Valley -- Upgrading the Status of the Jordan Valley Institution to an Extension -- Onset of Academic Activities at Zefat -- Upgrading the Status of the Zefat Institution to an Extension -- The Uniqueness of Each Extension in the Eyes of its Founders -- A Local Perspective -- Chapter 5 The Council for Higher Education's Struggle against the Multi-Campus University Model.

The Jortner Committee Recommendations -- Amendment Number 3 to the CHE Law and the Struggle over the Legal Status of the Extensions -- The Struggle for More Extensions -- Chapter 6 Establishing the Official Status of the Extensions -- Drafting Contractual Agreements -- The Agreement with the Jordan Valley Compared to the Relationships with the Ashkelon and Zefat Extensions -- The Agreement with the Jordan Valley -- The Agreements with the Municipalities of Zefat and Ashkelon -- Defining the Scope and Contents of Academic Activities at the Extensions -- Solidifying Academic Activities at the Older Extensions -- Chapter 7 Difficulties in the Extensions' Operation and the Struggle for Their Continued Existence -- Chapter 8 Ideological Renewal: Extensions as a Social Model -- The Social Lobby for the Extensions -- The University and the Local Authorities: First Signs of a Center-Periphery Struggle -- Chapter 9 The Extensions as Regional Colleges and an Enhanced Accessibility to Higher Education in the 1990s -- Regional Colleges: From Post-Secondary Schools to Regional Colleges -- The Extensions as a Source of Inspiration for Academic Activity at the Regional Colleges -- Extensions and Local Colleges: Similarities and Differences in Their Relationships with the Universities -- Academic Programs at Regional Colleges: Admission Policy -- Conclusions -- Chapter 10 The CHE's Initial Responses to Initiatives by Universities and Colleges -- The Lifson Committee -- Establishment of The Colleges Administration at the CHE -- The Struggle over the Type of Degree to be Granted at Colleges -- The Extensions as a Recommended Model -- Opening the Gates of Higher Education through Professional Colleges -- Poliakov Committee -- The Establishment of the CHE Colleges Committee -- Overview of the CHE/PBC's Position.

Chapter 11 Bar Ilan's Extensions and Their Positioning within the CHE's Plans -- Expanding the Extensions Project: Extensions as Regional Colleges -- Bar Ilan University's Academic Auspices to the College of Judea and Samaria (CJS) -- Extensions or Auspices: The Transition in the Status of Extensions in the beginning of the 1990s -- The Struggle for a National Budget for the Extensions -- Rules Governing the Ministry of Education's Support of Regional Colleges -- Increasing the Extensions' Academic Scope and Responsibility -- The Report of the Committee for Evaluation of General B.A Studies (BGS) at the Extensions -- Organizational Structure of the Regional College -- Extensions as Regional Colleges and Their Positioning within Bar Ilan University's Academic Structure -- The Organizational Structure of the Colleges within the University -- Contractual Agreements between the University and Zefat and Ashkelon Colleges -- The Position of the CHE and the Ministry of Education -- Regulating the Relationship between Universities and the Colleges under Their Auspices -- How the Introduction of Full Programs Influenced the Colleges in the Beginning of the 1990s -- Conclusions -- Chapter 12 The Extensions as Academic Colleges and an Increased Accessibility to Higher Education -- Preliminary Conceptualizations towards the Academization of Regional Colleges -- Chapter 13 The Program for Expanding the Academic System in the 1990s: In Practice -- The First Stage, 1991-1996: Planning and Implementation -- The Academization Process and Selection of Colleges -- Criteria for Academic Independence -- Chapter 14 The Struggle for Academization at Bar Ilan's Colleges -- The Alternative Academization of Bar Ilan's Colleges in the 1990s -- The Second Stage in the CHE's Plan to Expand the Academic System, 1996-2000: Planning and Implementation.

The Inclusion of the Western Galilee College under Bar Ilan University's Auspices -- The Rise in the Number of Students at the Colleges in 1991-2000 -- Extent of Studies Based on the F.T.E (Full Time Equivalent) Index -- Increase in the Scope of Studies at the Colleges -- The CHE/PBC's Response to the Alternative Academization of Bar Ilan's Colleges -- The Shapira Committee and its Recommendations -- The CHE's Policy in Light of the Shapira Committee's Recommendations: A Renewed Examination of Bar Ilan Colleges -- Chapter 15 The Transition of Regional Colleges to PBC Funding -- The De facto Absorption of the Regional Colleges under the PBC -- The Position of Bar Ilan University's Management -- The Academic Responsibility Model: The End of the Road -- The Alternative Model -- Regional Colleges as Independent Colleges -- The Decision -- Chapter 16 The Social Dimension in the Reasoning of the CHE/PBC and the Colleges -- The Colleges: A Means for Realizing Social Objectives -- Chapter 17 Colleges as Means for Realizing Social Objectives: Updated Situation Report 2019 -- The Positioning and Stability of Public Colleges in the Past Two Decades -- Number of Undergraduate and Graduate College Students -- Number of College Graduates Following the First Two Decades of Their Operation -- The Colleges' Part in Absorbing Special and Peripheral Populations -- The Ashkelon Academic College: Case Study of an Extension with a Social-National Mission -- Chapter 18 Higher Education in Israel in 2019: Social Gaps -- Inequality in Access to Higher Education among Young Adults from Established Areas and Those from Less Established Ones -- Vertical Inequality -- Dropout Rates by Students' Place of Residence -- Qualitative Gaps in Horizontal Inequality -- Gaps in the Number of Research Students -- Gaps in the Study of Leading Professions: On the National Level.

Quality Gaps in the Study of Leading Professions between Established and Less Established Areas.